title: Influence of state anxiety and trate anxiety in postoperative in oral surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this article was to study the influence of anxiety (both state and trait) in postoperative recovery after extraction of third molar together, to establish the role of each of the aspects of anxiety in the results you obtained in an independent and complementary way.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a prospective study of a consecutive series of 88 patients who underwent lower third molar extractions. Before being provided with any information about the operation, patients were asked to complete the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory- Trait and State. We have evaluated postoperative swelling and pain, patients completed a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS) at home each day (at approximately the same time of day as the operation) until day 8 after surgery, when the sutures were removed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regarding postoperative variables between positive and negative trait anxiety groups, consumption of analgesic drugs was higher in positive trait anxiety group in a statistically significant way, while these differences were detected only on specific occasions regarding pain and swelling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study, anxiety was taken into account and showed a significant effect in explaining postoperative pain and taking analgesics.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Odontología de Sevilla, C/ Avicena s/n 41009, Sevilla, Spain, danieltl@us.es.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torres-Lagares
authors.forename: Concha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Recio-Lora
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castillo-Dalí
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruiz-de-León-Hernández
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hita-Iglesias
authors.forename: Maria-Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Serrera-Figallo
authors.forename: Juan-José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Segura-Egea
authors.forename: José-Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004487:Edema / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics