A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction
Purpose: To evaluate the value of using the visual information for reducing the level of dental fear and anxiety in patients undergoing teeth extraction under LA. Methods: A total of 64 patients were indiscriminately allotted to solitary of the study groups following reading the information sheet an...
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| author | Giath Gazal Ahmed W. Tola Wamiq M. Fareed Ahmad A. Alnazzawi Muhammad S. Zafar |
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| description | Purpose: To evaluate the value of using the visual information for reducing the level of dental fear and anxiety in patients undergoing teeth extraction under LA. Methods: A total of 64 patients were indiscriminately allotted to solitary of the study groups following reading the information sheet and signing the formal consent. If patient was in the control group, only verbal information and routine warnings were provided. If patient was in the study group, tooth extraction video was showed. The level of dental fear and anxiety was detailed by the patients on customary 100 mm visual analog scales (VAS), with “no dental fear and anxiety” (0 mm) and “severe dental distress and unease” (100 mm). Evaluation of dental apprehension and fretfulness was made pre-operatively, following visual/verbal information and post-extraction. Results: There was a substantial variance among the mean dental fear and anxiety scores for both groups post-extraction (p-value < 0.05). Patients in tooth extraction video group were more comfortable after dental extraction than verbal information and routine warning group. For tooth extraction video group there were major decreases in dental distress and anxiety scores between the pre-operative and either post video information scores or postoperative scores (p-values < 0.05). Younger patients recorded higher dental fear and anxiety scores than older ones (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Dental fear and anxiety associated with dental extractions under local anesthesia can be reduced by showing a tooth extraction video to the patients preoperatively. Keywords: Dental videos, Anxiety, Fear, Dental phobia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df9857c0f5c647359f5179e6560ea7fd2022-12-22T03:38:39ZengElsevierSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522016-04-012828085A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extractionGiath Gazal0Ahmed W. Tola1Wamiq M. Fareed2Ahmad A. Alnazzawi3Muhammad S. Zafar4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author. Tel.: +966 507544691.Purpose: To evaluate the value of using the visual information for reducing the level of dental fear and anxiety in patients undergoing teeth extraction under LA. Methods: A total of 64 patients were indiscriminately allotted to solitary of the study groups following reading the information sheet and signing the formal consent. If patient was in the control group, only verbal information and routine warnings were provided. If patient was in the study group, tooth extraction video was showed. The level of dental fear and anxiety was detailed by the patients on customary 100 mm visual analog scales (VAS), with “no dental fear and anxiety” (0 mm) and “severe dental distress and unease” (100 mm). Evaluation of dental apprehension and fretfulness was made pre-operatively, following visual/verbal information and post-extraction. Results: There was a substantial variance among the mean dental fear and anxiety scores for both groups post-extraction (p-value < 0.05). Patients in tooth extraction video group were more comfortable after dental extraction than verbal information and routine warning group. For tooth extraction video group there were major decreases in dental distress and anxiety scores between the pre-operative and either post video information scores or postoperative scores (p-values < 0.05). Younger patients recorded higher dental fear and anxiety scores than older ones (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Dental fear and anxiety associated with dental extractions under local anesthesia can be reduced by showing a tooth extraction video to the patients preoperatively. Keywords: Dental videos, Anxiety, Fear, Dental phobiahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905216300037 |
| spellingShingle | Giath Gazal Ahmed W. Tola Wamiq M. Fareed Ahmad A. Alnazzawi Muhammad S. Zafar A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction Saudi Dental Journal |
| title | A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| title_full | A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| title_fullStr | A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| title_full_unstemmed | A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| title_short | A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| title_sort | randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905216300037 |
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