Open AccessDoes preoperative dental anxiety play a role in postoperative pain perception after third molar surgery?
Author(s) -
Chidozie I Onwuka,
Samuel Ebele Udeabor,
Asma Mohammed Al-Hunaif,
Waleed Ali Alshehri,
Lujain Abdulrhman Al-Sahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_68_19
Subject(s) - medicine , trismus , anxiety , molar , dentistry , dental procedure , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , psychiatry , dental care
Surgical removal of the impacted third molar is associated with inflammatory morbidities which include swelling, trismus, and pain. Pain is the most common postsurgical morbidity associated with third molar surgery. It remains an important factor in patients' perception of recovery after third molar surgery with dental anxiety reported to exert influence on its threshold.