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

January 12, 2026 updated by: Alexandria University

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)

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

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group I
Other: Lavender group
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 .
Experimental: Group II
Other: Rosemary group
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
Experimental: Group III
Other: Combination of both lavender and rosemary
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 .
Active Comparator: Group IV
Other: No essential oils
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 .

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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)
up to 1 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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)
up to 1 week
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.
up to 1 week
Change in heart rate
Time Frame: During procedure
it will be used by pulse oximeter.
During procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Alexandria University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 20, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 25, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 25, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1188-11/2025

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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