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Effects of Music Therapy on Stress During Orthodontic Mini-screw Placement
Sponsor: Himmet YILDIRIM
Summary
This randomized clinical trial evaluated acute stress responses during orthodontic mini-screw placement and whether listening to music during the procedure influenced these responses. Thirty-two participants aged 14 to 20 years who were undergoing mini-screw placement for the first time were randomly assigned in equal numbers to a music intervention group or a control group receiving the same orthodontic procedure without music. Saliva samples were collected immediately before and after the procedure to measure salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase. Pulse rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body temperature, and oxygen saturation were also measured at the same time points. The study was designed to determine whether mini-screw placement produced a measurable acute stress response and whether music influenced biochemical and physiological changes associated with the procedure.
Official title: Effects of Music Therapy on Physiological Stress Responses During Orthodontic Mini-screw Placement: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 20 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
32
Start Date
2025-02-05
Completion Date
2025-05-27
Last Updated
2026-08-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Music Listening Intervention
Participants assigned to the experimental arm listened to the same prespecified music throughout the standardized orthodontic mini-screw placement procedure. The music intervention was initiated after completion of the baseline saliva collection and physiological measurements and continued until the clinical procedure was completed. Post-procedure saliva collection and physiological measurements were then performed. Participants in the control arm underwent the same clinical procedure and measurement protocol without music.
Locations (1)
Kırıkkale University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
Yahşihan, Kırıkkale, Turkey (Türkiye)