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Music assisted nitrous oxide oxygen inhalation sedation in pediatric dentistry: a prospective three-arm randomized clinical trial.

Frontiers in dental medicine · Honnekeri B, Hegde K S, Sargod S, Shenoy SR, Sheikh A · 2026-06-26

Researchers compared nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation alone with sedation plus Indian instrumental music delivered via speakers or earphones in anxious children undergoing dental restorations. Earphone-delivered music showed statistically significant reductions in blood pressure and heart rate during treatment, with high patient acceptance, though most between-group differences were not significant.

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