The association between anxiety levels and postoperative pain following endodontic treatment: a prospective observational study
Hatice Sağlam, Hakan Arslan · 2026
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Hatice Sağlam and Hakan Arslan tested in 2026 whether anxiety before root canal treatment predicts pain afterwards in sore lower molar teeth. They asked 132 patients to rate dental anxiety before treatment, then to record daily pain for seven days on a visual scale.
Pain differed between anxiety groups over the first three days, with the clearest gap between moderate and high anxiety groups. Sex mattered only on day 3, while painkiller use also differed across groups. After adjusting for confounders, anxiety still tracked postoperative pain. The authors suggest screening anxiety and easing it could reduce pain after treatment.
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| CREATOR | Hatice Sağlam, Hakan Arslan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |