Comparison of Preoperative and Postoperative Anxiety Levels in Patients Undergoing Tooth Extraction

30 May 2025 : Clinical Research

Nesrin Saruhan Köse

^{ACDEF 1}, Görkem Tekin

^{ADEF 1}, Gizem Çalışkan

^{ABEF 1*}, Yasin Çağlar Koşar

^{DEF 1}, Ömür Dereci

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949360

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949360

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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for preoperative and postoperative anxiety scores (DAS, STAI-S, STAI-T) in patients undergoing tooth extraction.

	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD
T1 DAS	400	4	20	8.30	3.50
T1 STAI-S	400	20	80	35.92	9.71
T1 STAI-T	400	20	68	38.25	7.79
T2 DAS	400	4	20	7.26	2.98
T2 STAI-S	400	20	74	34.06	9.72
T2 STAI-T	400	20	67	38.19	8.39
T1 – immediately before tooth extraction; T2 – immediately after tooth extraction; DAS – dental anxiety scale; STAI-S – State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State; STAI-T – State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait, N – number, SD – standard deviation.

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