dental and oral diseases including impacted tooth, cyst or benign tumor in jawbone
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sixty patients with dental fear, whose age are 18 years old or greater, scheduled to undergo intravenous sedation for dental treatment with local anesthesia are enrolled in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are the patients less than 18 years old, and those who have been diagnosed with hearing impairment or arrhythmia or psychiatric diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The low-frequency component divided by the high-frequency component (LF/HF) is analyzed as the primary outcome indicator of sympathetic nervous activity from entering dental treatment room in outpatient setting of dental anesthesia until immediately before starting intravenous sedation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HF for parasympathetic nervous activity, the coefficient of variance of R-R intervals (CVRR), visual analog scale as indicator of subjective anxiety, and heart rate are secondary outcomes. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hokkaido University Hospital Department of Dental Anesthesiology