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Emotional and Oral Characteristics of Patients That Attend a Dental Consultation for the Extraction of Third Molars

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Anxiety and Fear
Interventions
Other: Trifold information
Registration Number
NCT06388265
Lead Sponsor
University of Barcelona
Brief Summary

Analyze the level of anxiety, hemodynamic parameters, oral status, and satisfaction among patients undergoing third molar extraction, we will assess those who attend the Master of Oral Medicine, Surgery, and Implantology program at the University of Barcelona.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria
  • Individuals 18 years old or older, from both genders that wished to voluntarily participate in the study and that required the extraction of third molars.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Systemic diseases (ASA III or IV) that contraindicate the performance of the surgical procedure
  • Pregnant women
  • Individuals that did not understand and/or could not respond the given questionnaire.
  • Patients that required the extraction of a different tooth than a third molar or that required the extraction of more than two third molars in the same surgical time.
  • Patients who had undergone extraction of a third molar in the twelve months prior to the current visit.
  • Patients taking antidepressant medication or anxiolytic medication

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Verbal and Written detailed informationTrifold informationThe experimental group will receive verbal information about the procedure (exodontia of third molars) and additionally a trifold with detailed information about the surgical procedure.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in STAI-SThrough study completion, an average of 5 weeks

The Anxiety State scale (S-Anxiety) is an inventory that has been validated and assesses the current state of anxiety of the participant measured through an auto evaluation, asking how the evaluated individual feels "in this moment", using items that measure subjective feelings of apprehension, tension, nervousness, worry and activation/excitement of the autonomic nervous system.

The total scores can go from 20 to 80 points A cut point value of 39 to 40 points has been suggested to detect clinically significant symptoms in the Anxiety State scale.

STAI-S will be assessed in 4 stages:

1. At the initial consultation (baseline)

2. Immediately before the procedure and administration of the local anaesthetic solution

3. Immediately after the procedure is completed

4. 1 week after the procedure (exodontia)

Changes in MDASup to 3 weeks

The modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS) is an auto evaluation questionnaire about dental anxiety that contains 5 items, each one with 5 possible answers that reflects in order an increase of anxiety (no anxiety to extremely anxious).

The total score can go from 5 points to a maximum of 25 points. The lower limit to define an individual with extreme anxiety is 19 points and to define the presence of anxiety the score must be higher than 10 points.

MDAS will be assessed in 2 stages:

1. At the initial consultation (baseline)

2. Immediately before the procedure and administration of the local anaesthetic solution

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient Satisfaction of procedure1 week after the procedure

A questionnaire will be provided to the participants that consists of 6 questions, 2 questions to know the degree of discomfort at the last visit (suture removal control post exodontia) with 4 possible answers: none, little, moderate, a lot; and 4 questions to determine the degree of satisfaction with all the dental treatment carried out with affirmative or negative answers

Changes in Heart rateThrough study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Changes in heart rate measured in beats per minute

Heart rate will be assessed in 5 stages:

1. At the initial consultation (baseline)

2. Immediately before the procedure and administration of the local anaesthetic solution

3. Immediately after administration of the local anaesthetic solution

4. Immediately after the procedure is completed

5. 1 week after the procedure (exodontia)

Changes in Oxygen saturationThrough study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Changes in oxygen saturation measured in percentage (%)

Oxygen saturation will be assessed in 5 stages:

1. At the initial consultation (baseline)

2. Immediately before the procedure and administration of the local anaesthetic solution

3. Immediately after administration of the local anaesthetic solution

4. Immediately after the procedure is completed

5. 1 week after the procedure (exodontia)

Changes in blood pressureThrough study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Changes in Blood pressure (Systolic and dyastolic) measured in mmHg

Blood pressure will be assessed in 5 stages:

1. At the initial consultation (baseline)

2. Immediately before the procedure and administration of the local anaesthetic solution

3. Immediately after administration of the local anaesthetic solution

4. Immediately after the procedure is completed

5. 1 week after the procedure (exodontia)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Odontològic Universitat de Barcelona

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L'Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

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