Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Hypertension is a chronic illness which affects more than a billion people worldwide. It is issue of concern therefore it must be considered when treating dental patients.The purpose of our study was to evaluate changes in Blood pressure and Pulse rate of hypertensive patient during early morning and evening dental appointments. Materials and methods: This study was conducted among 45patients of age 40-50 years, requiring a variety of dental procedures. Participants comprised of normal, pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients visiting the dental clinic. Participants who were taking β-blockers or diagnosed with any cardiovascular disorder except for hypertension were excluded from the study. Blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded as risk indicators which were measured during early morning and evening dental treatment. Blood pressure was measured with a conventional calibrated sphygmamometer and pulse rate was determined by manual palpation of the radial artery. Statistical analysis was done by using SPSS, version 15 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL) and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: This study was conducted among 46 patients of age 40-50 years, requiring a variety of dental procedures. Out of these 46 patients, 27 were male and 18 were females. In our study,15  patients with pre-hypertension i.e. blood pressure of 130/90, 15 patients each with stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension with blood pressures ranging from 140-160/ 90-100 and 160-180/100-110 respectively. The result of this study shows that mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP) was more in all the groups during morning appointments. Mean pulse rate (PR) was also more during early morning appointments. Conclusion: A dental practitioner must have knowledge of the disease and possess the ability to educate and provide access to care for patients. Our study concluded that mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP) was more in all the groups during morning appointments. Mean pulse rate (PR) was also more during early morning appointments.
Key words: Hypertension, sphygmomometer, pulse rate, radial artery.

Received: 05 December  2018                                  Revised: 20 January 2019                              Accepted: 22 January 2019
Corresponding author: Dr. Deepayan  Das, Assistant  Professor, Department of Physiology, Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Rajbandh, Durgapur, Dist. -  Burdwan ( W.B.), India

This article may be cited as: Priyanka, Kumar S, Thakur MK. Evaluation of changes in Blood pressure and Pulse rate of hypertensive patient during early morning and evening dental appointments. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(2):128-130.