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Effectiveness of Green Color Exposure on Dental Anxiety

Effectiveness of Green Color Exposure on Dental Anxiety for Third Molar Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05584696
Enrollment
128
Registered
2022-10-18
Start date
2022-09-27
Completion date
2023-10-26
Last updated
2023-11-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety, Dental, Post Operative Pain

Brief summary

The investigator's aim in this study was to evaluate the preoperative anxiety and the pain felt during the operation due to exposure to green light. For this purpose, the participants will wear green or translucent glasses before the operation. The investigator will evaluate the patient's anxiety change and the pain she/he feels during the procedure.

Interventions

The experimental group wears green color glasses ten minutes before surgery until it ends.

OTHERNormal light exposure

The control group wears green color glasses ten minutes before surgery until it ends.

Sponsors

Selcuk University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ASA 1 and ASA 2 patient population * not having had a third molar surgery before * volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

* dental phobia * patients who will be treated under general anesthesia * refusing the measurements * not filling the VAS

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pre-op Pulsation-210 minutes after the glasses are put on and the patient sits in the chairheartbeat measurement by pulse oximeter. The avarage value is between 65-75.
Intraoperative Pain Score1 minutes afterMeasuring the pain felt by the patient after the operation with the help of the visual analog scale. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.
Pre-op Anxiety Score-1(VAS)1 minute after the participant enters the clinicPatients fill out the Dental Anxiety Scale(Visual Analogue Scale) when he/she arrives dental clinic. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.
Pre-op Anxiety Score-1(STAI-State)1 minute after the participant enters the clinicPatients fill out the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State when he/she arrives dental clinic. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.
Pre-op Anxiety Score-2(VAS)10 minutes after the glasses put onPatients fill out the Dental Anxiety Scale(Visual Analogue Scale) ten minutes after wearing green or translucent glasses in the dental unit. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.
Pre-op Anxiety Score-2(STAI-State)10 minutes after the glasses put onPatients fill out the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State ten minutes after wearing green or translucent glasses in the dental unit. The range of Scala is 0-10. A lower score means better results.
Pre-op blood pressure-11 minute after the participant enters the clinicBrachial tension measurement. ideally it should be 120-80 mm/hg. Çeviri sonuçları After the patient enters the clinic
Pre-op blood pressure-210 minutes after the glasses are put onBrachial tension measurement. ideally it should be 120-80 mm/hg.
Pre-op blood oxygen level-11 minute after the participant enters the clinicsaturation measurement from finger tip by pulse oximeter. The avarage value is above %90.
Pre-op blood oxygen level-210 minutes after the glasses are put onsaturation measurement from finger tip by pulse oximeter. The avarage value is above %90.
Pre-op Pulsation-11 minute after the participant enters the clinicheartbeat measurement by pulse oximeter. The avarage value is between 65-75.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026