Conclusion
tooth, anxiety, pain
Our findings suggest that olfactory enrichment and conditioning through a pleasant scent could be used to provide positive emotional responses and reduce pain perception in dental patients. After inhaling the pleasant scent, it can reduce dental anxiety by three to four times and pain by two times more than the control group. It also significantly reduces fear of dental procedures with moderate pain and anxiety scores, such as tooth extractions and the administration of local anesthesia. As a result, it can be used in conjunction with analgesics and anxiolytics to alleviate pain perception and dental anxiety.