EVALUATION OF ANXIETY AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MINOR ORAL SURGERY

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593542319077

• Palavras-chave: Dental Anesthesia; Blood pressure; Anxiety.

• Keywords: Dental Anesthesia; Blood pressure; Anxiety.

• Abstract:

  The dental environment generates fear and anxiety for many individuals. These feelings can be observed by behavioral and physiological changes, such as altered blood pressure, tachycardia, changes in temperature, pulse and respiratory rate. The objective of this study was to verify if there is variation in blood pressure (BP) of normorreactive patients submitted to surgical procedures in the Update on Minor Oral Surgery course at ``Universidade Vale do Itajaí``- Univali, before and after the anesthetic act, and to relate the values blood pressure levels with patients' anxiety. Cross-sectional clinical study through primary data collection. Eighty-five patients participated, who answered a Corah Anxiety Scale questionnaire. Subsequently, blood pressure was measured before the anesthetic act and immediately after it. After the measurements, the data were tabulated and related to the Corah Anxiety Scale, in order to determine whether there was a relationship between anxiety levels and the variation in blood pressure values. It was observed that the mean BP was 122/84 before and 127/80 after the anesthetic act. As for anxiety, 57.6% were calm, 24.7% a little tense, 13% tense and 4.7% very anxious. It was concluded that there was no significant difference in blood pressure before and after the anesthetic procedure, nor was there any relationship between pressure values and patient anxiety.