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8 - The 3rd Mustansiriyah International Dental Conference
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Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between anxiety levels, syncope episodes, and dental procedures.

Two hundred patients were assessed for eligibility, with thirty-six meeting the inclusion criteria. Twenty participants had prior syncope experiences, while sixteen fainted during dental clinical procedures. All participants completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) interviews, and a numerical rating scale (NRS) assessed their perceptions of anesthesia, extraction, and procedure difficulty.

It revealed that anxiety significantly increased in patients with previous syncope episodes during extractions (p = 0.002) and perceived difficulty (p = 0.017). Syncope during dental procedures correlated considerably with dental extraction (p = 0.003), difficulty assumption (p = 0.012), and overall HAD scores (p = 0.036).

Syncope-prone patients may be at higher risk for syncope during dental extractions, influenced by anxiety. Participants who fainted during procedures exhibited elevated total anxiety scores on the HAD.

© 2024 Radhi, Hassan, Ali, Alhamdani, Hussein, Abed, licensee HBKU Press.
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Keyword(s): anesthesia, anxiety, dental extraction, difficulty assumption, HAD scale, NRS and syncope

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