Aim: To evaluate the anxiety level in children undergoing extraction procedures using aromatherapy.Materials and methods: 30 children with ages between 6 and 9 years were chosen for the study. 15 patients, forming the control group, were treated without aroma, and 15 patients were treated with aroma oil – the experimental group. Patients’ blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and anxiety level were all tested before and after the procedure. Extraction was chosen as the treatment for all subjects included in the study.Results and discussion: A paired t-test was used to measure the mean standard deviation of blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and pulse rate in each group before and after the treatment. The difference recorded in blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and pulse rate between treatments with and without orange essential oil was not important; however, aromatherapy appeared as significant. The disparity in anxiety picture test scores between the two groups, measured using the Mann–Whitney U-test, was found to be highly important.Conclusions: Use of orange essential oil in dental settings reduces anxiety, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and pulse rate during a child’s first dental visit, according to this randomized control trial.
Keywords:- aromatherapy
- dental anxiety
- dental fear
- extraction
- pediatric patients