Stress Reducing Effect of a New Appliance on Dental Implant Patients

Abstract

Aim: FM5 SENSORY system provides a new therapy modality which reveals synergistic effects on the level of stress. This innovative system combines music, aromatherapy and LED system by its own software program, and consist of a helmet and a main machine. By using this system, the aim of this study is to evaluate the levels of stress of the patients who would undergo dental implant surgery. Methods: This study included 66 of patients with no systemic disease (33 females, 33 males; mean age: 37.4±1.5 years). Evaluation of the stress levels of patients were performed by measuring the concentration of urinary cortisol. The treatment with helmet and the program of main machine were applied to all patients for 30 minutes. Before and after the treatment, twenty-four hours urine were collected from each participant. For the analyzes of cortisol levels, Urine BETA Cross Laps® (CTX-I) ELISA kit was utilized and they were presented as pg/ml. Obtained data were analyzed statistically performing paired samples test of SPSS program with a significance level of 0.05 Results: A statistically significant difference for cortisol levels was displayed before and after treatment (p:0.03). A significant decrease in cortisol level was founded after helmet treatment in participants. Mean value of cortisol levels before and after the treatment were as follows: 43567±3456 pg/ml and 39454±1432 pg/ml, indicating that the helmet treatment helps to reduce cortisol levels in these patients. Conclusion: FM5 SENSORY system can be a treatment modality to reduce the stress level and useful for patients who have increased levels of stress in dental appointments.