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Effect of Aromatherapy on Pain and Anxiety During Orthodontic Extraction of Maxillary Premolars.

NCT07506135 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2026-04-01

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Summary

The goal of this randomized placebo-controlled split-mouth clinical trial is to determine whether aromatherapy using lemongrass essential oil can reduce pain, dental anxiety, and physiological stress responses during orthodontic extraction of maxillary premolars .

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does aromatherapy reduce pain perception during and after tooth extraction as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)?
* Does aromatherapy reduce dental anxiety and improve oral health-related quality of life during the extraction procedure as measured by the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS-DEP) and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)?

Conditions

  • Dental Anxiety
  • Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Lemongrass Aromatherapy

Lemongrass essential oil diluted in water and administered using an electric diffuser in the dental operatory to provide inhalational aromatherapy during the extraction procedure.

OTHER

Placebo Aromatherapy

Distilled water administered using an electric diffuser in the dental operatory to mimic aromatherapy exposure without active essential oil.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dr Virendra Singh, MDS · Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-20
Primary Completion
2026-01-07
Completion
2026-01-07

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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