SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Reducing Fear and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Third Molar Extraction under Local Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Methods used in adult dental extraction patients to improve psychoemotional status: systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Association between PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of ILIB on anxiety and physiological parameters during third molar surgery: a pilot randomized trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Managing Preoperative Anxiety in the Context of Odontectomy: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
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- Factors affecting pain experience after lower third molar germectomy in teenagers-a clinical study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- The Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality on Dental Anxiety and Intraoperative Pain in Adults Undergoing Local Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effect of Music Distraction on Dental Anxiety During Invasive Dental Procedures in Children and Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Web-Based Interventions Reduced Dental Anxiety among Adults in Lithuania and Norway: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis on the Early Works of Dental Anxiety.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of YouTube Videos on Dental Fear, Anxiety and Phobia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Wisdom Tooth Surgery Can Aid Informed Decision-Making and Reduce Presurgical Anxiety.Journal of oral & maxillofacial researchReview
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Abstract
This report investigated the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for reducing dental fear and anxiety in patients undergoing third molar extraction under local anesthesia. In November 2020, multiple electronic databases (Cochrane, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, PubMed, and Web of Science) were searched for articles published in English. Inclusion criteria were randomized-controlled trials reporting the effectiveness of any non-pharmacological interventions in reducing fear or anxiety levels in patients with third molar extraction. A total of 3015 studies by electronic search and 2 studies by hand search were identified. After screening, 21 studies were eligible for systematic review. Seven studies were included in the meta-analysis. Study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment of the included studies were performed by two independent investigators. The anxiety levels after intervention in each study were pooled and meta-analyzed by the random-effect model. A significant reduction in anxiety level was observed in non-pharmacological intervention groups (SMD = -0.32; 95% CI -0.57 to -0.07;
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