Music may take the edge off dental fear, small study suggests
NCT ID NCT07274501
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether listening to music while waiting for a dental filling can help people with moderate dental anxiety feel calmer. Researchers measured stress hormones, heart rate, and blood pressure in 90 healthy volunteers. The goal was to see if a simple, non-drug approach could make dental visits less stressful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Music listening
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help people feel calmer before dental procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 90 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and music may not reduce anxiety for all individuals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Must be healthy volunteers, * Clinical diagnosis of at least one occlusal dental caries * Must have moderate dental anxiety Exclusion Criteria: * Unhealthy volunteers * Teeth with dental cavities in the adjacent teeth where the rubber dam would not be placed * Dental caries closer than 1 mm to the pulp tissue
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Dentistry
Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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