Effects of music on sedation depth and sedative use during pediatric dental procedures.
OBJECTIVE
The study aimed to investigate the effects of listening to music or providing sound isolation on the depth of sedation and need for sedatives in pediatric dental patients.


METHODS
Prospective, randomized, and controlled study.


METHODS
Tertiary, university hospital.


METHODS
In total, 180 pediatric patients, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, who were scheduled for dental procedures of tooth extraction, filling, amputation, and root treatment.


METHODS
Patients were categorized into 3 groups: music, isolation, and control. During the procedures, the patients in the music group listened to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons violin concertos by sound-isolating headphones, whereas the patients in the isolation group wore the headphones but did not listen to music. All patients were sedated by 0.1 mg/kg midazolam and 1 mg/kg propofol. During the procedure, an additional 0.5 mg/kg propofol was administered as required.


RESULTS
Bispectral index was used for quantifying the depth of sedation, and total dosage of the propofol was used for sedative requirements. The patients' heart rates, oxygen saturations, and Observer's Assessment of Alertness and Sedation Scale and bispectral index scores, which were monitored during the operation, were similar among the groups. In terms of the amount of propofol used, the groups were similar. Prolonged postoperative recovery cases were found to be significantly frequent in the control group, according to the recovery duration measurements (P = .004).


CONCLUSIONS
Listening to music or providing sound isolation during pediatric dental interventions did not alter the sedation level, amount of medication, and hemodynamic variables significantly. This result might be due to the deep sedation levels reached during the procedures. However, listening to music and providing sound isolation might have contributed in shortening the postoperative recovery duration of the patients.
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 10. Sok. No: 45 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: ometin2002@yahoo.com.
Ozlem
O
Ozkalayci
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 10. Sok. No: 45 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Coskun
C
Araz
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Baskent University, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 11. Sok. No: 26 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Sevi Burcak
SB
Cehreli
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Baskent University, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 11. Sok. No: 26 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Resmiye Ebru
RE
Tirali
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University, Fevzi Cakmak Cad. 10. Sok. No: 45 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Zeynep
Z
Kayhan
D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D056805:Consciousness Monitors; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008874:Midazolam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009146:Music; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008874:Midazolam; D015742:Propofol
Bispectral index monitor; Music; Pediatric Dentistry; Sedation; Sedative effects