Uso da musicoterapia em odontopediatria para controle do medo e ansiedade: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Despite the great technological advances that have occurred in dentistry, fear and anxiety are still common, and are one of the biggest obstacles faced by professionals during dental treatment, especially for children. It is important that the dentist is prepared to deal with and overcome this situation so that effective, quality and effective care is possible. Among the various options for controlling anxiety and fear, in addition to the already established pharmacological means, there are complementary options, such as music therapy. Although it is not yet widely used, music therapy can be used as an adjuvant in patient care. Thus, this study aims to answer whether music therapy is effective for controlling fear and anxiety during dental care in children, being carried out through an integrative review of the literature through a search carried out in the BVS, CAPES, Scielo and PubMed databases. As a result, 163 articles were found, which after exclusion of duplicates that did not meet the inclusion criteria and manual search, comprised the integrative review of 11 articles. Different types of studies were included in which children aged 4 to 12 years participated and in which music therapy was used as a therapeutic method to reduce fear and anxiety during treatment. It was concluded that music during pediatric care presented good clinical results for controlling anxiety, being a promising method, easy to apply and good cost-benefit. However, further studies are needed to define a protocol for its use in dentistry.