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Effect of virtual reality and music therapy on anxiety and perioperative pain in surgical extraction of impacted third molars

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Background

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of virtual reality (VR) and
music therapy on anxiety and perioperative pain in patients undergoing extraction
of impacted third molars.

Methods

A total of 275 patients who had to undergo surgery for third-molar extraction participated
in a randomized controlled trial and were divided into 3 parallel groups: music therapy
intervention (n = 91), VR intervention (n = 93), and control (n = 91). The Spielberger
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the visual analog scale of pain intensity were used
as measurements in this study.

Results

Patients in the music therapy and VR groups showed a greater reduction in anxiety
level scores after third-molar extraction surgery (reduction in total anxiety in music
group: 15.12; 95% CI, 13.16 to 17.08; Rosenthal r, 1.61; P < .001; reduction in total anxiety in VR group: 9.80; 95% CI, 7.66 to 11.95; Rosenthal
r, 0.97; P < .001; reduction in total anxiety in control group: 9.80; 95% CI, 7.66 to 11.95;
Rosenthal r, 0.97; P < .001). The intensity of pain after the intervention was lower in patients in the
music therapy group than patients in the control group (P = .04). After the intervention, the music therapy and VR groups presented a significant
decrease in systolic blood pressure (P < .05), diastolic blood pressure (P < .05), and heart rate (P < .05) compared with the control group.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that the use of music therapy and VR during third-molar extraction
surgery reduces anxiety and improves the patient’s physiological parameters.

Practical Implications

Implementation of these interventions (noninvasive, nonpharmacologic, economic) in
the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery and dentistry could improve procedures
performed under local anesthesia, improving the clinical experience of patients. This
clinical trial was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry.
The registration number is ACTRN12622000384752.



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