Kim Jeong-Woong, Lee Bo-Ah, Park Yu-Seon, Chung Jinho, Choi Seong-Ho, Kim Young-Taek
Department of Periodontology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Department of Periodontology, Research Institute of Periodontal Regeneration, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
J Periodontal Implant Sci. 2023 Aug;53(4):269-282. doi: 10.5051/jpis.2202200110. Epub 2022 Nov 28.
Dental fear hinders patients from receiving appropriate dental treatment. In particular, the noise generated by high-speed air turbines and ultrasonic scalers can adversely affect patients. Many efforts have been made to reduce the discomfort caused by noise, but no methods are definitively recommended. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of active noise-canceling (ANC) headphones in reducing the pain and discomfort associated with dental scaling.
Fifty-five patients requiring scaling and root planing, aged ≥19 years and showing no auditory problems, were included. Scaling was performed for the bilateral maxillary molars and premolars while patients wore headphones, with ANC turned either on or off. The degree of noise and pain reduction in the on and off conditions were surveyed using a visual analog scale (VAS). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed to compare noise- and pain-related discomfort with ANC turned on and off.
The sample included 28 men and 27 women with a mean age of 45.45±13.12 years. The average noise-related discomfort score was 3.84±2.12 and 2.95±1.99 when noise-canceling was turned off and on, respectively, with a statistically significant difference (<0.05). Similarly, the average pain-related discomfort score was 3.78±2.00 and 3.09±1.96 when noise-canceling was turned off and on, respectively, which was a statistically significant difference (<0.05).
The use of ANC headphones seems to reduce the discomfort caused by noise and pain in patients undergoing scaling.
Clinical Research Information Service Identifier: KCT0007093.
牙科恐惧阻碍患者接受适当的牙科治疗。特别是高速气涡轮机和超声波洁牙器产生的噪音会对患者产生不利影响。人们已经做出了许多努力来减少噪音带来的不适，但没有明确推荐的方法。本研究的目的是确定主动降噪（ANC）耳机在减轻与洗牙相关的疼痛和不适方面的效果。
纳入55例年龄≥19岁、无听觉问题且需要进行洗牙和根面平整的患者。在患者佩戴耳机的情况下，对双侧上颌磨牙和前磨牙进行洗牙，同时开启或关闭主动降噪功能。使用视觉模拟量表（VAS）对开启和关闭主动降噪功能时的噪音和疼痛减轻程度进行调查。进行Wilcoxon符号秩检验以比较开启和关闭主动降噪功能时与噪音和疼痛相关的不适。
样本包括28名男性和27名女性，平均年龄为45.45±13.12岁。关闭和开启主动降噪功能时，平均与噪音相关的不适评分分别为3.84±2.12和2.95±1.99，差异具有统计学意义（<0.05）。同样，关闭和开启主动降噪功能时，平均与疼痛相关的不适评分分别为3.78±2.00和3.09±1.96，差异具有统计学意义（<0.05）。
使用主动降噪耳机似乎可以减轻洗牙患者因噪音和疼痛引起的不适。
临床研究信息服务标识符：KCT0007093。
