Cross-sectional study finds pain and demographic factors predict anxiety in tooth extraction patients, suggesting intervention focus.
Key Points
Anxiety levels peaked during local anesthesia and extraction procedures, followed by a significant reduction after surgery.
Pain was reported by 69.5% of patients as a major anxiety-inducing factor, influencing anxiety changes throughout the process.
Younger patients experienced smaller anxiety increases during procedures compared to older individuals and married patients showed quicker anxiety reduction.
Independent predictors of high overall anxiety included being female, unemployed, and undergoing mandibular or bimaxillary extractions.