Assessing Levels of Fear and Anxiety and Monitoring Wound Healing Among Patients Who Are About to Undergo Wisdom Tooth Extraction Surgery or Jaw Implant Surgery Under Local Anesthesia Versus General Anesthesia

Tooth extraction is one of the most common surgical procedures in dentistry. Up to 15% of the world's adult population suffers from high anxiety about dental treatments. The stress resulting from this anxiety may cause a delay in the healing and fusion of the surgical wound. Therefore, it is possible to perform this surgical tooth extraction procedure under general anesthesia. The purpose of the present study is to assess the level of anxiety/fear and to monitor the wound healing process among patients who are about to undergo surgery to remove wisdom teeth or no more than 3 jaw implants under local anesthesia in the dental clinic compared to patients who are about to undergo the same surgery under general anesthesia.

NCT Number	NCT06473922
Lead Sponsor	Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Conditions	Tooth Extraction
Enrollment	46 participants
Start Date	2024-07-01
Primary Completion	2026-05-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-08-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-06-25