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BARREIRO VERA, Camily Leonela; ARMIJOS MORETA, Jaime Fernando  y  GAVILANEZ VILLAMARIN, Silvia Marisol. Dental anxiety in patients during dental treatment. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: dental anxiety is currently considered to be a negative state of mind, it can be identified through various symptoms and bodily signs such as tachycardia, palpitations, difficulty breathing, sweating, pallor, nausea, diarrhea and headaches. Objective: To determine the causes of dental anxiety in patients between 18 and 30 years of age who attended dental consultations between September and December 2021 in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out to determine the causes of dental anxiety in patients between 18 and 30 years of age between September and December 2021. The universe and the sample consisted of 40 patients, the sample was selected intentionally, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data were obtained from a survey prepared for this purpose and applied to the patients. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to describe the variables. Results: 40 % went to a dental appointment a short time ago, therefore 33 % had not visited a dental office for a long time and the remaining 28 % could not remember when their last dental appointment had been. Forty-five percent said that they do suffer from dental anxiety. According to the analysis we can see that the majority of individuals feel anxious before dental treatment and therefore panic. Conclusions: Stressful events, such as oral surgery, can elevate the levels of circulating catecholamines producing a rise in blood pressure to levels harmful to the organism, professionals should use techniques to appease this issue.

Palabras clave : DENTAL ANXIETY; STRESS; PATIENTS; DENTIST..

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