NCT03752255

Verbal and Visual Information Techniques on Anxiety in Third Molar Surgery

The Effects of Verbal and Visual Information Techniques on Anxiety in Impacted Third Molar Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (actual)
• Sponsor: Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate preoperative anxiety levels using dental anxiety scale (DAS) and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Detailed description

This study will based on a prospective, observational investigation of two different patient education techniques about the effect of third molar removal on patients' anxiety level. A total of 240 patients will be divided into two groups. Information about operation procedures and a recovery will be given verbally in group 1 and information about operation procedures and recovery will be given in group 2. Anxiety levels were assessed by using DAS and (STAI).Paired t-test or Wilcoxon test will be used for intra-group comparison of anxiety levels.

Conditions

• Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Anxiety measurement method	Two different techniques (video or verbal information) will be examined about impacted third molar surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-21
• Primary completion: 2018-12-21
• Completion: 2018-12-21
• First posted: 2018-11-23
• Last updated: 2018-12-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)