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NCT Number: NCT07352397

Inhaled Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, and Their Combination in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Dental Patients

Background: Dental anxiety and pain are common concerns in pediatric dentistry. These issues can lead to negative experiences for children and can make it difficult for them to cooperate during treatment. While medications can help manage these symptoms, it can also have side effects. This highlights the need for safe and effective complementary treatments. Aromatherapy, particularly with lavender and rosemary oils, has demonstrated anxiolytic and analgesic properties in different fields. However, their effect in helping children cope with dental anxiety and pain during procedures requiring local anesthesia has not yet been thoroughly studied.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of inhaled lavender oil, rosemary oil, and their combination in reducing dental anxiety and pain in children receiving local anesthesia for extraction of lower primary molar

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Key information

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Age range

6 year–9 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Frankl behavioural rating score 2 or 3 during preoperative assessment.
  • Healthy children ASAI.
  • Children without a previous dental history.
  • Children presenting with at least one mandibular molar indicated for extraction. (43)
  • Completion of the written informed consent form by parents/guardian.

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with colds, asthma, and any other respiratory diseases.
  • Children who took NSAIDs or analgesic drugs in the last 8 hours before treatment.

Treatment and study plan

Lavender group

Other

Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Lavandula Angustifolia+ Sweet Almond carrier oil ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .

Rosemary group

Other

Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Rosmarinus Officinalis + Sweet Almond carrier oil ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer

Combination of both lavender and rosemary

Other

Children in this group would be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Lavandula Angustifolia and Rosmarinus Officinalis + Sweet Almond carrier oil) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .

No essential oils

Other

Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 mL of the carrier oil (Sweet Almond ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in anxiety scores

    Time frame: up to 1 week

    Venham scale will be used. it ranges from 0 (relaxed) to 5 (Child out of contact with the relaity of threat)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in anxiety scores (by children)

    Time frame: up to 1 week

    Comprises a row of five faces ranging from very happy (score 1) to very unhappy (score 5)

  2. Change in pain scores

    Time frame: up to 1 week

    FLACC scale. It is an objectively pain assessment Scale .The scale quantifies pain by observing five distinct behavioral categories: face, legs, activity, cry, and consolability. Each category is assigned a score from 0 to 2, which are then summed to yield a total pain score ranging from 0 to 10.

  3. Change in heart rate

    Time frame: During procedure

    it will be used by pulse oximeter.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Mayy Sharaf, BDS

CONTACT

[email protected]

01555384075

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alexandria University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Inhaled Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, and Their Combination in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Dental Patients (A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 20, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 20, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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