Emotional and Oral Characteristics of Patients That Attend a Dental Consultation for the Extraction of Third Molars

Emotional and Oral Characteristics of Patients That Attend a Dental Consultation for the Extraction of Third Molars

Analyze the level of anxiety, hemodynamic parameters, oral status, and satisfaction among patients undergoing third molar extraction, we will assess those who attend the Master of Oral Medicine, Surgery, and Implantology program at the University of Barcelona.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals 18 years old or older, from both genders that wished to voluntarily participate in the study and that required the extraction of third molars.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Systemic diseases (ASA III or IV) that contraindicate the performance of the surgical procedure
• Pregnant women
• Individuals that did not understand and/or could not respond the given questionnaire.
• Patients that required the extraction of a different tooth than a third molar or that required the extraction of more than two third molars in the same surgical time.
• Patients who had undergone extraction of a third molar in the twelve months prior to the current visit.
• Patients taking antidepressant medication or anxiolytic medication