The Impact of Sleep on Pain Perception During Administration of Dental Local Anesthesia | [Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences • 2021]

Author(s):

1. USMAN SANA: Department of Operative Dentistry, Islam Dental College,Sialkot,Pakistan

2. SHAKEEL AHMAD: Department of OMFS, Islam Dental College,Sialkot,Pakistan

3. RAHEEM RAMZAN CHEEMA: Department of Periodontology. Islam Dental College,Sialkot,Pakistan

4. AMINA SAGHEER: Department of Periodontology, Islam Dental College,Sialkot,Pakistan

5. AMNA MEHWISH IKRAM: Department of Periodontology, Islam Dental College, Sialkot. Pakistan

6. SALMAN AHMAD: OMFS, Islam Dental College,Sialkot,Pakistan

Abstract:

Objective: Was to understand and associate the role of sleep with pain perception in patients undergoing inferior alveolar nerve block for dental procedures. Study Design: Study was quantitative correlational design in nature. Place and duration of study: Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental section Islam Dental College, Sialkot. Duration of study was two years 2019-2020 Materials & Methods: Three hundred patients were included in the study, which were scheduled for inferior alveolar nerve block for their dental procedure. Results: The study shows a statistical significance between sleep hours and pain to 0.000. Standard deviation for numeric pain scale and sleep hours according to one-sample T-Test was 0.786 and 0.501, respectively. Out of 155 cases with sleep deprivation presented with mild (76), moderate (44) and severe (35) pain. While the group with good sleep presented with mild (74), moderate (45) and severe (26) pain. Conclusion: There exists a statistically significant relationship between perception of pain and sleep. In order to improve the quality of dental care professionals should educate their patients on the importance of good sleep hygiene along with dental hygiene.

Page(s): 1237-1239

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Year: 2021

Keywords:

pain , Sleep , local anaesthesia

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