Effectiveness of binaural beats in alleviating anxiety during periodontal flap surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
Madhumitha TK, Esther V, Ravishankar PL, Kalaivani, Kumar G, Rajula PB. · Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology · 2025 · Randomized controlled trial
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Recorded summary
In 50 periodontal surgery patients, binaural-beat exposure was associated with lower postoperative anxiety and physiological stress measures than no auditory intervention. Mean anxiety scores in the intervention arm fell from 49.0 to 38.7.
Recorded limitations
The comparison did not control for music, headphones or attention. A small surgical study does not establish a general clinical effect of binaural beats.
Evidence and provenance
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Study design and assessment
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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- 2026-10-27
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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- 2026-10-26
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https://daytab.com/study/xrm68jj2 · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/41450809
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- Effectiveness of binaural beats in alleviating anxiety during periodontal flap surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Madhumitha TK, Esther V, Ravishankar PL, Kalaivani, Kumar G, Rajula PB.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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- summary
- In 50 periodontal surgery patients, binaural-beat exposure was associated with lower postoperative anxiety and physiological stress measures than no auditory intervention. Mean anxiety scores in the intervention arm fell from 49.0 to 38.7.
- limitation
- The comparison did not control for music, headphones or attention. A small surgical study does not establish a general clinical effect of binaural beats.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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- In 50 periodontal surgery patients, binaural-beat exposure was associated with lower postoperative anxiety and physiological stress measures than no auditory intervention. Mean anxiety scores in the intervention arm fell from 49.0 to 38.7.
- limitation
- The comparison did not control for music, headphones or attention. A small surgical study does not establish a general clinical effect of binaural beats.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41450809/ · https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_73_25 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736686/
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- In 50 periodontal surgery patients, binaural-beat exposure was associated with lower postoperative anxiety and physiological stress measures than no auditory intervention. Mean anxiety scores in the intervention arm fell from 49.0 to 38.7.
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