Estratégias utilizadas pelos cirurgiões dentistas para amenizar a ansiedade e o medo odontológico durante procedimentos endodônticos: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

The fear of feeling pain, traumatic dental experiences, previous fear induced by family, fear of blood and injuries are determining factors in the generation of dental anxiety. The dentist must find ways to reduce the exposure of stimuli that cause anxiety and fear in the patient, transforming the treatment into a positive experience, improving the oral health of the individual who seeks it. The present study aims to investigate the literature regarding the strategies used by dental surgeons to alleviate dental anxiety and fear during endodontic procedures. A search of scientific literature for articles from 2013 to 2023 was carried out in the Google Academy, Scielo, BIREME and PubMed databases. Studies in English or Portuguese, articles relating fear, patient anxiety and endodontic treatment, Meta-analysis, epidemiological, cohort, review articles and books were included. Articles for which we did not have access to the full text and Clinical Case articles or Letters to the reader were excluded from the work. After detailed reading and interpretation of the scientific literature, it can be concluded that music therapy, detailed explanation to the patient about the procedure to be performed and conscious sedation with nitrous oxide are the most effective methods in controlling anxiety/phobia in patients undergoing endodontic treatment. Studies have shown that not all dentists use techniques to alleviate dental anxiety during endodontic procedures and that they are also exposed to a state of anxiety during dental treatment.