Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Extraction of impacted I3M tooth is the most common surgical procedure and causes the most anxiety in patients. The aim of this study was to measure the effect of verbal, live action video, and animated video information on a patient’s anxiety level before impacted I3M tooth extraction. The null hypothesis of this study was that there is a decrease in the anxiety levels of patients who were informed of the procedure by watching an animated video.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was prospective cross-sectional design. The study was conducted within the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. A total of 90 patients who met the inclusion criteria were divided into three groups. Patient anxiety was measured at three different timepoints: pre-information (T0), post-information (T1), and postoperation (T2) using MDAS, APAIS-A, APAIS-B, APAIS-C, STAI-1, STAI-2 and HADS tests. In addition, the age and gender of the participants were recorded.

RESULTS: When the T0, T1 and T2 timepoint values were examined between the groups, significant differences were observed in MDAS, APAIS-A, APAIS-B, APAIS-C, and HADSD values. For T1, MDAS, APAIS-B, and APAIS-C values, the anxiety levels of the group watching an animated video were significantly lower than the group watching a live action video.

CONCLUSION: Although it was determined in the study that three different types of information led to a decrease in the general anxiety level in patients, the superiority of the animated video in reducing the level of anxiety pre-operation should be taken into consideration.