Evaluation of the effect of immediate or delayed operation on dental anxiety and dental fear in patients with impacted wisdom teeth

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of immediate or delayed operation on dental anxiety and dental fear in patients with impacted wisdom teeth.

Material and methods: 40 patients who referred for wisdom tooth extraction and did not extract wisdom tooth before were divided into two groups randomly. 20 of the patients tooth extraction was made on the indication day. 20 of the patients were given an appointment for tooth extraction. Spielberger dental anxiety scale, dental fear scale and visual analog scale was used to evaluate the dental anxiety and dental fear. Wallis test, Mann Whitney U test, Friedman test, Wilcoxon test were used for the evaluation of the study data.

Results: The patients who extracted their tooth on the day they applied to the faculty have shown significantly lower State Trate Anxiety Scale Score than the other group (p<0,05). Dental anxiety level of the female patients significantly higher than males (p<0,05). Pain scores of patients with high dental anxiety were also significantly higher (p<0,05).

Conclusion: Giving an appointment for the wisdom tooth extraction can increase the anxiety and pain levels of patients, and it will be beneficial for patients to perform the operations immediately.

Keywords

• dental anxiety,dental fear,state anxiety scale,dental fear scale,visual analog scale

Gömülü Yirmi Yaş Dişi Çekimi Endikasyonu Konulmuş Hastalarda Operasyonun Hemen ya da Gecikmeli Yapılmasının Dental Anksiyete ve Dental Korku Üzerine Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Gömülü yirmi yaş dişi çekimi endikasyonu konulmuş hastalarda operasyonun hemen ya da gecikmeli yapılmasının dental anksiyete ve dental korku düzeyine etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Gömülü yirmi yaş dişi çekimi için başvuran ve çekim endikasyonu konulmuş hastalardan çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden, daha önce gömülü yirmi yaş dişi çektirmemiş 40 gönüllü randomize olarak ikiye ayrıldı. Gönüllülerin yarısına endikasyon konulduğu gün, diğer yarısına randevu verilerek başka bir gün işlem yapıldı. Tüm gönüllülerin dental anksiyete, dental korku ve ağrı seviyelerini kaydetmek amacıyla Durumluluk Kaygı Ölçeği, Dental Korku Skalası, Vizüal Analog Skala kullanıldı. Çalışma verileri değerlendirilirken Kruskal Wallis testi, Mann Whitney U testi, Friedman testi, Wilcoxon testi kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Fakülteye başvurduğu gün işlem yapılan gönüllülerin Durumluluk Kaygı Ölçeği değerleri randevu verilerek işlem yapılan gönüllülerden anlamlı olarak daha düşük bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Kadın gönüllülerin dental anksiyete değerleri erkeklere göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05).  Dental anksiyetesi yüksek olan randevulu gruptaki gönüllülerin ağrı skorları da anlamlı olarak yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05).

Sonuçlar: Gömülü yirmi yaş dişi cerrahisi için randevu verilmesi hastaların anksiyete ve ağrı seviyelerini yükseltebildiğinden, operasyonların hemen yapılması hastaların yararına olacaktır.

Keywords

• dental anksiyete,dental korku,durumluluk kaygı ölçeği,dental korku skalası,vizüel analog skala

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