Effectiveness of Green Color Exposure on Dental Anxiety

Selcuk University128 enrolled

Overview

The investigator's aim in this study was to evaluate the preoperative anxiety and the pain felt during the operation due to exposure to green light. For this purpose, the participants will wear green or translucent glasses before the operation. The investigator will evaluate the patient's anxiety change and the pain she/he feels during the procedure.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Anxiety, Dental Post Operative Pain

Interventions

Green light exposureOTHER

The experimental group wears green color glasses ten minutes before surgery until it ends.

Normal light exposureOTHER

The control group wears green color glasses ten minutes before surgery until it ends.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ASA 1 and ASA 2 patient population * not having had a third molar surgery before * volunteer to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * dental phobia * patients who will be treated under general anesthesia * refusing the measurements * not filling the VAS

Locations (1)

Selcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry

Konya, Selçuklu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pre-op Anxiety Score-1(VAS)

Patients fill out the Dental Anxiety Scale(Visual Analogue Scale) when he/she arrives dental clinic. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.

Time frame: 1 minute after the participant enters the clinic

Pre-op Anxiety Score-1(STAI-State)

Patients fill out the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State when he/she arrives dental clinic. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.

Time frame: 1 minute after the participant enters the clinic

Pre-op Anxiety Score-2(VAS)

Patients fill out the Dental Anxiety Scale(Visual Analogue Scale) ten minutes after wearing green or translucent glasses in the dental unit. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.

Time frame: 10 minutes after the glasses put on

Pre-op Anxiety Score-2(STAI-State)

Patients fill out the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State ten minutes after wearing green or translucent glasses in the dental unit. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.

Time frame: 10 minutes after the glasses put on

Pre-op blood pressure-1

Brachial tension measurement. ideally it should be 120-80 mm/hg. Çeviri sonuçları After the patient enters the clinic

Time frame: 1 minute after the participant enters the clinic

Pre-op blood pressure-2

Brachial tension measurement. ideally it should be 120-80 mm/hg.

Time frame: 10 minutes after the glasses are put on

Pre-op blood oxygen level-1

saturation measurement from finger tip by pulse oximeter. The avarage value is above %90.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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