Minor Oral Surgical Procedures & Pre Operative Anxiety ( original Research

Objectives To determine pre operative anxiety & stress levels in patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures including tooth extraction. Material and Methods: .The present study was conducted in patients attending the department of oral & maxillofacial surgery indira Gandhi government dental college Jammu. Minor oral surgical procedures include tooth extractions, impactions, peri apical surgeries, biopsies, osteomyelitis, cyst enucleation etc. The sample size for this study was 150 patients, 75 females, & 75 males. Age group ranged from 17 -55 years old. Pre operative anxiety was evaluated by Hamilton anxiety scale Results Females showed more anxiety than males before surgery. 65 % patients were educated & were able to understand the procedure Pre operative anxiety was seen less in patients to whom surgical procedure was explained before. Patients who had previous oral surgery experience. Patients who had previous oral surgical experience were less anxious in comparison to those who have had come first time for treatment.70% of the patients visited dentist in pain where as only 30% came for routine checkup or restorations or denture work . 30% 0f patients were apprehensive about surgical procedure & 60% of patients had fear of injection, 10% had both. Conclusions: There is need for awareness & education regarding regular dental checkups .Dental procedures, symptoms of local anesthesia injection, approximate surgery time, should be discussed pre operatively to the patients. By doing so the apprehension & anxiety about dental procedures is reduced.