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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)

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A study to analyse Blood pressure variations in patient undergoing tooth extraction
Sidharth Goudar, Sidhartha S P Behera

Background: Dental extraction is one of the most common procedure in dentistry. It usually induces fear, phobia and anxiety in patients. Anxiety is one of the stated aspects that usually causes discomfort to both healthcare professional and patient. Another frequent complication of dental treatments are the occurrence of cardiovascular changes, which are usually harmless in healthy subjects, but can be harmful in those with previous pathology, especially in the case of heart disease. Objectives: To assess the variations in Blood Pressure among the patients undergoing Dental Extraction. Methodology: The study randomly selected 100 patients, both genders aged between 14 and 65 years-old, who were referred for tooth extraction during the period of October 2017 to October 2018 in KIM’S Dental college Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured (in mmHg), at four different moments: waiting room, ten minutes prior to the treatment (M1), five minutes after the application of the anesthetic (M2), after tooth extraction (M3) and after suture (M4). Results: Comparing the systolic measurements between two different moments, only at M1 and M4 there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). Concerning to the diastolic measurement, the highest mean was seen at M4, followed by M1, M3 and M2. Comparing these moments, at two comparisons there were no statistically significant differences: M1xM4 (p > 0.05) and M2xM3 (p > 0.05). Conclusion: There was a variation in BP of patients undergoing dental extractions at different moments. This increase is related to fear and anxiety during dental care.
Key words: Dental, extraction, hypertension, anxiety.

Received: 13 March, 2019                                         Revised:  22 April 2019                             Accepted: 25 April 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Sidhartha S P Behera, Associate Professor, Kim’s Dental College, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Goudar S, Behera SSP. A study to analyse blood pressure variations in patient undergoing tooth extraction. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(7): 116-118.

 
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