How could multimedia information about dental implant surgery effects patients’ anxiety level?

Hakki-Oguz Kazancioglu ^[1] ; Ameer-Shani Dahhan ^[2] ; Ahmet-Hüseyin Acar ^[1]
1. [1] Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
  
  Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi
  
  Turquía
2. [2] Private Practices, Istanbul, Turkey
Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 22, Nº. 1 (Enero), 2017
Idioma: inglés
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- To evaluate the effects of different patient education techniques on patients’ anxiety levels before and after dental implant surgery.
  
  Sixty patients were randomized into three groups; each contained 20 patients; [group 1, basic information given verbally, with details of operation and recovery; group 2 (study group), basic information given verbally with details of operative procedures and recovery, and by watching a movie on single implant surgery]; and a control group [basic information given verbally “but it was devoid of the details of the operative procedures and recovery”]. Anxiety levels were assessed using the Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). Pain was assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS).
  
  The most significant changes were observed in the movie group (P < 0.05). Patients who were more anxious also used more analgesic medication. Linear regression analysis showed that female patients had higher levels of anxiety (P < 0.05).
  
  Preoperative multimedia information increases anxiety level.