Study of online information for anxious patients requiring dental extractions

Mellish, Victoria

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0669-9

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“…Self-administered interventions could potentially save recourses while providing patients with knowledge about specific topics related to DA. A study reviewing existing websites about dental extractions and DA that could serve as a self-administered preoperative patient tool found that the educational value of the available websites were low, with them lacking information about the procedure itself, anesthesia, and methods for relaxation [ 39 ]. A recent randomized controlled trial showed to reduce post-operative levels of DA in patients with transcrestal sinus floor elevation who used a preoperative online intervention compared to a non-online intervention [ 40 ].…”

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Web-Based Interventions Reduced Dental Anxiety among Adults in Lithuania and Norway: A Pilot Study

Stangvaltaite‐Mouhat

Stankevičienė

Martinussen

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Dental anxiety (DA) is a prevalent public health issue. However, there is a lack of self-administered DA interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of web-based interventions aiming to reduce DA in adults in two European countries. A pretest posttest design was used. Tailor-made websites were developed in Lithuania and Norway. Volunteers who self-reported DA were invited to participate. DA levels measured by the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) were assessed at baseline and after two weeks via online questionnaires. The interventions were completed by 34 participants in Lithuania and 35 participants in Norway. In Lithuania, the median posttest MDAS score (9.5, IQR 5.25) decreased compared to the median pretest MDAS score (14.5, IQR 8; Z value = −4.246, p < 0.001). The same was found in Norway—the median posttest MDAS score (12, IQR 9) was lower compared to the median pretest MDAS score (15, IQR 7; Z value = −3.818, p < 0.001). The present study demonstrated that two tailor-made web-based interventions had the potential to reduce dental anxiety levels when assessed in the short term in Lithuania and Norway. Studies with more controlled designs assessing long-term outcomes are needed to validate the results of this pilot study also in other cultures.

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confidence: 99%