Evaluate the Relationship between Dental Anxiety, State Anxiety and Procedure Pain during Maxillary Local Anesthesia in Saudi Arabia 2024

Abstract

Background: The successful anesthesia is an essential factor for dental treatment. Fear of local anesthesia is a significant barrier to dental care as many patients delay or avoid treatment to prevent pain. It is important to evaluate the relationship between dental anxiety, state anxiety and procedure pain during maxillary local anesthesia.The study aimed: Toevaluate the correlation between dental anxiety, state anxiety and pain after dental injection. Methods: A cross sectional study was utilized. Before receiving treatment, every one of the 120 children who scored highly on the Frankle behavior measure had a maxillary injection. The Children Fear Scale was used to measure dental fear, while the Children fear Questionnaire was used to measure state anxiety. Pain following dental injection was measured using the FLACC Scale and the Wong Baker Scale. Results: No statistically significant differences were found in anxiety level scores between genders and age groups with p-value > 0.05. A statistically significant difference in the postoperative pulse rate between males and females, with females having a greater mean pulse rate (pvalue=0.024). A positive correlation was found between each dental anxiety and procedural pain and state anxiety and procedural pain.Conclusion: Reducing anxiety in young patients improves their quality of life and health care by lowering the expected and procedural pain that they endure.