Effectiveness of brainwave entrainment on pre-operative fear and anxiety in pediatric dental patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Shehani F, Samuel V, Kavitha R, Mani R. · European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024 · Randomized controlled trial
Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
A 252-child dental trial reported reduced preoperative fear, anxiety and physiological arousal with device-based brainwave entrainment compared with standard behaviour management.
Recorded limitations
The device combines stimulation components. The abstract does not establish a binaural-beat-only effect, and masking, allocation and registration timing require full-text appraisal.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- trust Factor
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- jadad
- status
- unassessed
- score
- Not recorded
- evidence
- intervention
- Device-based audiovisual brainwave entrainment
- comparator
- Standard behaviour management
- evidence Type
- Clinical or experimental outcomes
- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38982009
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
Topics and recorded topic scores
- key
- sound:i
- title
- Brain entrainment, pain, anxiety and heart-rate variability
- collection
- sound
- trust Score
- 3
Citation snapshot and identifiers
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- pmid-38982009
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- 10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
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- 38982009
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- 6
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- Europe PMC
- retrieved At
- 2026-10-26
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- https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38982009
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- 6
Complete approved library record
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- pmid-38982009
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- doi:10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- aliases
- None recorded
- title
- Effectiveness of brainwave entrainment on pre-operative fear and anxiety in pediatric dental patients: a randomized controlled trial.
- journal
- European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
- neurotransmitters
- None recorded
- year
- 2024
- authors
- Shehani F, Samuel V, Kavitha R, Mani R.
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- identity Conflict
- Not recorded
- doi
- 10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- pmid
- 38982009
- urls
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- collections
sound
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Clinical & self-report
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- None recorded
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- 1
- quotes
- None recorded
- summary
- A 252-child dental trial reported reduced preoperative fear, anxiety and physiological arousal with device-based brainwave entrainment compared with standard behaviour management.
- limitation
- The device combines stimulation components. The abstract does not establish a binaural-beat-only effect, and masking, allocation and registration timing require full-text appraisal.
- citation Count
- 6
- citation Snapshot
- count
- 6
- source
- Europe PMC
- retrieved At
- 2026-10-26
- url
- https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38982009
- study Design Assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- citations By Collection
- sound
- 6
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- title
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- chapter Entries
- title
- Effectiveness of brainwave entrainment on pre-operative fear and anxiety in pediatric dental patients: a randomized controlled trial.
- journal
- European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
- year
- 2024
- authors
- Shehani F, Samuel V, Kavitha R, Mani R.
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- urls
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- doi
- 10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- pmid
- 38982009
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- None recorded
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Clinical & self-report
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- 6
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- Europe PMC
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- 2026-10-26
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- study Design Assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
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- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- evidence
- intervention
- Device-based audiovisual brainwave entrainment
- comparator
- Standard behaviour management
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- Clinical or experimental outcomes
- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
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https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38982009
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- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- summary
- A 252-child dental trial reported reduced preoperative fear, anxiety and physiological arousal with device-based brainwave entrainment compared with standard behaviour management.
- limitation
- The device combines stimulation components. The abstract does not establish a binaural-beat-only effect, and masking, allocation and registration timing require full-text appraisal.
- paper Trust Assessment
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
- status
- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
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- doi:10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
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- source URLs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38982009/ · https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-024-00921-7
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
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- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
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https://europepmc.org/article/MED/38982009
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- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- A 252-child dental trial reported reduced preoperative fear, anxiety and physiological arousal with device-based brainwave entrainment compared with standard behaviour management.
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