Abstract Background: Dental anxiety and pain is a common result in impacted third molar extraction, and lack of information about surgical procedure or treatment can cause anxiety increase in patients, so the aim of this study was evaluating awareness effect verbally or by educational brochure on pain and anxiety in these patients. Materials and methods: 70 patients were randomly divided into two groups. In one group, an educational brochure about surgical procedure and treatment details was given to patients(brochure group) and in another group, Information was given by the surgeon to patients(verbal group). The Spielberg Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) assessed patients' anxiety before intervention and immediately after surgery. Patients' pain was measured using the VAS index immediately and one week after surgery . Results: 54.28% of patients were male and 45.71% were female. The average age of the patients in the brochure and verbal groups was 8.96±29.68 years and 29.94±6.68 years, respectively. The pre-intervention anxiety of the two groups was statistically comparable. The anxiety of the patients of the two groups was significantly different after the surgery. In the brochure group, the anxiety level before the intervention and after surgery was significantly different. However, in the verbal group, the anxiety level was not significantly different before the intervention and after the surgery. The two groups had no significant difference in the patient's pain. Conclusion: Providing an educational brochure to patients undergoing third molar removal surgery can effectively reduce their anxiety Keywords: Anxiety, pain, impacted third molar
Aliabadi, E., & Najarzadeh, A. (2024). Comparison of awareness verbally or by educational brochure on pain and anxiety in impacted third molar extraction. Journal of Mashhad Dental School, (), -. doi: 10.22038/jmds.2024.24229
MLA
Ehsan Aliabadi; Amin Najarzadeh. "Comparison of awareness verbally or by educational brochure on pain and anxiety in impacted third molar extraction". Journal of Mashhad Dental School, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.22038/jmds.2024.24229
HARVARD
Aliabadi, E., Najarzadeh, A. (2024). 'Comparison of awareness verbally or by educational brochure on pain and anxiety in impacted third molar extraction', Journal of Mashhad Dental School, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22038/jmds.2024.24229
VANCOUVER
Aliabadi, E., Najarzadeh, A. Comparison of awareness verbally or by educational brochure on pain and anxiety in impacted third molar extraction. Journal of Mashhad Dental School, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.22038/jmds.2024.24229
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