Last month I read an interesting article on DrBiscupid.com titled, Music can reduce pain in anxious patients. As a music lover myself, I was glad to see an article discussing a philosophy I’ve always believed in: that music can soothe the soul!
The article references a study found in the December 2011 Journal of Pain that concluded music can be effective for reducing pain in high-anxiety people who can easily become absorbed in cognitive activities. “The findings showed that central arousal from the pain stimuli reliably decreased with the increasing music-task demand. Music helps reduce pain by activating sensory pathways that compete with pain pathways, stimulating emotional responses, and engaging cognitive attention. Music, therefore, provided meaningful intellectual and emotional engagement to help reduce pain.”
Using these findings in the dental practice makes perfect sense. It would be incredibly easy to provide music for your patients to distract them from the pain, and relieve a little stress, too! Do you offer your patients the option of listening to music during their dental procedures?
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