RESUMEN
Statement of Problem: Oral premedication used to reduce the anxiety in patients undergoing dental treatment. Passion flower has been used as a sedative that can control the dental anxiety
Purpose: This study determines the efficacy of Passion flower, in reducing anxiety during the dental procedures
Material and Methods: In this randomized- one sided blind clinical trial, 63 patients, with moderate, high and severe anxiety [according to VAS score] in need of periodontal treatment were randomly divided into 3 groups of 21.The first group was given the drop Passion flower drop and the second group were given the drop of placebo and the third group; neither drug nor placebo were given [negative control group]. Results were analyzed by Chi Square, Variance Analysis, Tucky and Paired-T using SPSS software
Results: Mean anxiety level prior to the drug administration was 12.09+/-2.42 for the Passion flower group, 12.00+/-2.66 for the placebo group and 11.66+/-2.39 for the negative control group. After premedication, these values were: 8.47+/-2.58 for the Passion flower group, 10.52+/-2.11 for the placebo group and 11.23+/-2.34 for the negative control group
These results demonstrated a significant difference [p< 0.0001] in the anxiety levels before and after the Passion flower administration in the Passion flower group and also between the Passion flower group and the other two groups
Conclusion: Results indicated that administration of Passion flower, as a premedication, is significantly effective in reducing the anxiety. Since this study is a pioneer on the subject, further trials with greater number of subjects are required to confirm our resultsStatement of Problem: Oral premedication used to reduce the anxiety in patients undergoing dental treatment. Passion flower has been used as a sedative that can control the dental anxiety
Purpose: This study determines the efficacy of Passion flower, in reducing anxiety during the dental procedures
Material and Methods: In this randomized- one sided blind clinical trial, 63 patients, with moderate, high and severe anxiety [according to VAS score] in need of periodontal treatment were randomly divided into 3 groups of 21.The first group was given the drop Passion flower drop and the second group were given the drop of placebo and the third group; neither drug nor placebo were given [negative control group]. Results were analyzed by Chi Square, Variance Analysis, Tucky and Paired-T using SPSS software
Results: Mean anxiety level prior to the drug administration was 12.09+/-2.42 for the Passion flower group, 12.00+/-2.66 for the placebo group and 11.66+/-2.39 for the negative control group. After premedication, these values were: 8.47+/-2.58 for the Passion flower group, 10.52+/-2.11 for the placebo group and 11.23+/-2.34 for the negative control group
These results demonstrated a significant difference [p< 0.0001] in the anxiety levels before and after the Passion flower administration in the Passion flower group and also between the Passion flower group and the other two groups
Conclusion: Results indicated that administration of Passion flower, as a premedication, is significantly effective in reducing the anxiety. Since this study is a pioneer on the subject, further trials with greater number of subjects are required to confirm our results