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

University of Barcelona82 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anxiety and Fear

Interventions

Trifold informationOTHER

Additional detailed and written information about the procedure will be given to the participants

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Hospital Odontològic Universitat de Barcelona

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in STAI-S

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)

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Changes in MDAS

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

Time frame: up to 3 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Changes in blood pressure

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

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Changes in Heart rate

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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