Evaluation of the Effect of Preoperative Natural Water Fountain Melody on Teenagers’ Behavior- Preliminary Study

Dental treatment is painful and scary. Previous negative experienced may trigger internal conflicts such as tension, discomfort and distress that could lead to systematic complications. Objective: The present study aims to clarify the effects of natural water fountain melodies on Teenagers’ behaviors before Dental checkup. Methods: 30 subjects, age 12-16 years old Consented volunteers were randomly assigned to five groups; four experimental groups which received four different types of natural water fountain melodies and one control group which did not receive any intervention. Participants in each group were asked to complete State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI, bilingual version) with no time restriction before undergoing dental checkup and after water fountain melody intervention. The results: the study results demonstrated that STAI, scores (M=41. 40, SD=10. 84) decrease after the subjects listening to the water fountain melody before dental checkup (M= 32.93, SD=9. 42). Also the scores decrease on comparing the experimental groups (M=31. 00, SD=1. 46) in the control group with no melody intervention (M=40. 67, SD=5. 60). Conclusion: Decrease of STAI scores indicates reduction of the subject’s anxiety. The results of this study indicated that natural water fountain melodies are useful for the anxiety management.