Assessment of the effect of music therapy For reduction of anxiety levels in patients Undergoing surgical extraction of impacted Third molars under local anaesthesia a Randomized controlled trial.

Abstract

Purpose: Acute changes in the autonomic nervous system might result from pain, anxiety, and uneasiness associated to dental operations. Although it's well understood that music can help patients relax while receiving dental care, its effects are yet unknown. The authors investigated how the autonomic nervous system and psychological state were affected by listening to music during the extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar and proposed that doing so would reduce sympathetic nerve activity and anxiety