Can a breath of lavender calm nerves at the dentist?
NCT ID NCT07813221
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Dow University of Health Sciences are testing whether lavender aromatherapy eases anxiety in adults having dental work. The trial enrolls 68 people aged 20 to 45 who are undergoing a first root canal, scaling and polishing, or tooth extraction. Half receive lavender mist through a nebulizer for 15 minutes, and half receive a saline mist as a placebo. Anxiety questionnaires and blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen readings track whether the scent makes a difference.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- lavender aromatherapy delivered through a nebulizer
- What this could lead to
- If it works, dentists could offer a simple, drug-free way to calm anxious patients before procedures, using a scent instead of sedatives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small single-center study of 68 people, and anxiety scores rely on questionnaires, so the calming effect may be modest or hard to separate from the placebo saline mist. Lavender can trigger reactions in people with plant allergies.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 68 people
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- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who will give consent to the study. * Patients aged 20-45 years undergoing dental treatment for the first time. * Both gender. * Patient seeking any one of the following dental procedures: root canal treatment, scaling and polishing or tooth extraction. Exclusion Criteria * Patients with colds, asthma, and any other respiratory diseases. * Patients with acoustic problems. * Patients who are allergic Lavender oils that have been used in this study. * Patients with mental and physical disabilities. * Patient who may refuse to continue the intervention will be excluded. * Non cooperative patients.
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