Ambient odor of orange in a dental office reduces anxiety and improves mood in female patients

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 83-86

  Lehrner, J ^a,c   Eckersberger, Christine ^b   Walla, P ^a   Potsch G ^a   Deecke, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Private Office   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ambient odor of orange; Anxiety; Dental office; Mood

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AMBIENT AIR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL FACILITY; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; ODOR; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0034533835     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00308-5     Document Type: Article

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