The Effect of pretreatment information communication on dental anxiety.

Dental Anxiety: Assessing its burden and the effect of pre-treatment information communication among adult dental care seekers in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202108664752830

Enrollment

192

Registered

2021-08-24

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders Oral Health

Interventions

Audiovisual mode of pretreatment information

Written Information

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals aged 18 and above Individuals who have had a record of dental pain Patients for routine scaling and polishing Patients planned for endodontic treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients on medication that causes increase in alpha amylase including aspirin, diuretics, oral contraceptives, corticosteroids, indomethacin, ethyl alcohol. Patients on adrenergic agonist and antagonists e.g anti-hypertensives, anti-asthmatics. Chronic Alcoholics Habitual smokers Patient with Psychiatric disease Patients who have had the prescribed treatment done previously

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This shall be an increase or reduction in dental anxiety.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The effect of invasiveness of the procedure on dental anxiety;The effectiveness of Salivary alpha amylase biomarker as an objective assessment of dental anxiety	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactShakeerah GBADEBO

Lecturer and Researcher in the University of Ibadan.

olaaris2k1@yahoo.com+2348064649761

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026