title: How could multimedia information about dental implant surgery effects patients' anxiety level?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate the effects of different patient education techniques on patients' anxiety levels before and after dental implant surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty patients were randomized into three groups; each contained 20 patients; [group 1, basic information given verbally, with details of operation and recovery; group 2 (study group), basic information given verbally with details of operative procedures and recovery, and by watching a movie on single implant surgery]; and a control group [basic information given verbally "but it was devoid of the details of the operative procedures and recovery"]. Anxiety levels were assessed using the Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). Pain was assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most significant changes were observed in the movie group (P < 0.05). Patients who were more anxious also used more analgesic medication. Linear regression analysis showed that female patients had higher levels of anxiety (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preoperative multimedia information increases anxiety level.
authors.affiliation: Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 34093, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, dt_oguz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: H-O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Kazancioglu
authors.forename: A-S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dahhan
authors.forename: A-H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants