Abstract:
Tooth extraction is a dental treatment that has potential to cause anxiety. It is because before the extractionprocess, local anesthetics was carriedby a syringe. According to research on patients at the Pacific Dental Collegeof India showed 35.5% of patients experience anxiety before tooth extraction. The anxiety will complicate theprocedure for tooth extraction. Pain is a combination of unpleasant feelings from sensations and emotions that aredifficult to explain because the pain threshold varies from person to person, patient who experiences pain canexplain its intensity and characteristic. Pain is complex and varies from cognitive, emotional and socialexperiences. Dental care involves many procedures, which may be considered painful, tooth extractionprocedures is the most painful that can cause psychological pressure, therefore the control of pain and anxiety isvery important for successful tooth extraction. Hypnodontia is the art and science of using hypnosiscommunication to induce patients to be comfortable and free from pain or anxiety when undergoing dental care.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hypnosis on pain and anxiety levelfor tooth extraction inthe dental clinic of the Dental Nursing Department. This is a quasi-experimental research with pre-post test onlycontrol group design. This research was conducted on August until September 2018at Dental Nursing ClinicMinistry of Health, Palembang. Samples were 34 people, 17 people with hypnosis method and 17 people withinjection method(control). The analysis used Mann-Whitney Test. The results showedthere is differences inanxiety before and after tooth extraction in the hypnosis group and injection group. There was a difference in thelevel of pain between the hypnosis and injection groups but it was not significant and there was a relationshipbetween anxiety after extraction and pain during tooth extraction.
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1502-1505
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Year: 2020