The Influence of Sedation and General Anesthesia to Patients' Psycho-emotional State Undergoing Wisdom Teeth Extraction

Completed

• Conditions: Teeth, Impacted; Tooth-loss; Fear; Anxiety
• Interventions: Procedure: Third molars extraction

• Registration Number: NCT04259463
• Lead Sponsor: Inesa Astramskaitė

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate, wheather the sedation or general anesthesia in third molar extractions influence the patient's psycho-emotional status. It is believed that the type of anesthesia may influence not only the psycho-emotional status after the procedure, but also before the procedure.

Detailed Description

A prospective pilot study was conducted on adult patients who were admitted to the Faculty of Surgery at LSMU KK hospital for removal of all four wisdom teeth with sedation or general anesthesia. The patients were given one day to complete the given questionnaires. They were asked to complete three questionnaires: a) before the surgery, i.e. at the time the patient was hospitalized; b) the same day prior to surgery; c) ten days after the surgery. The operating doctor also filled out a questionnaire ten days after the surgery.

The aim of the study is to evaluate, wheather the sedation or general anesthesia in third molar extractions influence the patient's psycho-emotional status. It is believed that the type of anesthesia may influence not only the psycho-emotional status after the procedure, but also before the procedure.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-21
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-31
• Study Completion: 2020-01-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-06
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient age ≥ 18 years;
• Indicated removal of all 4 wisdom teeth;
• Non-use of NSAIDs, anticoagulants;
• No acute inflammation in the operated area;
• No history of common conditions that contraindicate oral surgery. For example, uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease;
• Patients agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant, breastfeeding women;
• Individuals, formerly treated with radiation;
• Patients who participated in studies related to the assessment of psycho-emotional status;
• Patients with obvious mental, intellectual or physical disabilities limiting the participation in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Concious sedation	Third molars extraction	Patients undergoing third molars extraction under concious sedation. The patient is fully familiarized with the sedation procedure. The anesthesiologist suppresses the patient's consciousness with the help of intravenous medication;
Full anesthesia	Third molars extraction	Patients undergoing third molars extraction under full anesthesia. . The patient is fully acquainted with the procedure of general anesthesia. It is a controlled state of unconsciousness when protective reflexes disappear, the patient cannot breathe and does not respond to verbal commands. A special intubation tube is introduced into the airways.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anesthesia effect on patients pre-operative psycho-emotional status: questionnaire	immediately after the intervention/procedure/surgery	Anesthesia effect on patients pre-operative psycho-emotional status. The following scales are used: Universal Scale in Oral Surgery for psycho-emotional rating (1-3 raiting with higher rating meaning more negative psycho-emotional status); Modified Corah's Dental Anxiety Questionnaire (1-5 scores with with higher rating meaning more negative psycho-emotional status); visual analogue scales on fear of tooth extraction and fear of general anesthesia (1-5 scores with higher rating meaning higher fear)
Anesthesia effect on patients post-operative psycho-emotional status: questionnaire	10 days after after the intervention/procedure/surgery	Anesthesia effect on patients post-operative psycho-emotional status. The following scales are used: Universal Scale in Oral Surgery for psycho-emotional rating (1-3 raiting with higher rating meaning more negative psycho-emotional status); Modified Corah's Dental Anxiety Questionnaire (1-5 scores with with higher rating meaning more negative psycho-emotional status); visual analogue scales on fear of tooth extraction and fear of general anesthesia (1-5 scores with higher rating meaning higher fear). Also the pain that was felt immediately after the procedure, 6 hours after the procedure, 24 hours after the procedure, 2-10 days after the procedure was evaluated. The linear scale of 10cm was used, where the less points ment lower pain. Patient had to point the vertical dash on a line to represent the pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maxillofacial Surgery; 🇱🇹 Kaunas, Lithuania