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- Title
PRE AND POST-OPERATIVE ANXIETY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING DENTAL EXTRACTIONS.
- Authors
Moorthi, Ruubini Kasava; Kumar, M. P. Santhosh
- Abstract
Background: Anxiety in dental clinics is very common as most of the patients have a fear of dental treatment. Fear and anxiety can negatively influence postoperative pain and patient recovery. Hence anxiety and pain management in the dental office is an important task for dentists during routine dental extractions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of anxiety and fear, preoperatively and post-operatively in patients undergoing dental extractions. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was conducted during the academic year July-September 2017, randomly among 50 dental patients who visited the outpatient Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, for single tooth extraction. Anxiety levels of patients were measured using the visual Analog scale for Dental Anxiety (VAS -A), before and after dental extractions. Data collected were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows, Version 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and results obtained. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between anxiety scores preoperatively and post-operatively at p < 0.05. The results showed the percentage of pre operative anxiety levels was higher compared to post operative anxiety levels.
- Publication
International Journal of Clinical Dentistry, 2019, Vol 12, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
1939-5833
- Publication type
Academic Journal