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Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the state of anxiety (S-anxiety and T-anxiety based on the state–trait anxiety inventory [STAI] test) and the manifestation of dentophobia with changes in salivary pH. Materials and Methods The data of 105 patients, aged 18...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32688407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1714758 |
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author | Said, Olga Bait Razumova, Svetlana Velichko, Ellina Tikhonova, Svetlana Barakat, Haydar |
author_facet | Said, Olga Bait Razumova, Svetlana Velichko, Ellina Tikhonova, Svetlana Barakat, Haydar |
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description | Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the state of anxiety (S-anxiety and T-anxiety based on the state–trait anxiety inventory [STAI] test) and the manifestation of dentophobia with changes in salivary pH. Materials and Methods The data of 105 patients, aged 18 to 23 were considered. The student’s anxiety levels were evaluated by the STAI test and they were distributed into three groups. To determine dental anxiety, Corah’s dental anxiety scale (CDAS) testing was performed. To determine the changes in salivary pH, samples were obtained, and pH level of the collected whole saliva was evaluated immediately using pHSCAN 5.4–10.0 litmus paper and a scale in 0.1 to 0.4 increments. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results Group I experienced a low level of anxiety and included 33 students (31.4%). Group II comprised of 32 (30.5%) students presenting with a moderate level of anxiety. In group III, 40 students (38.1%) were having a high level of anxiety. Out of the 105 participants, 85% of students showed low level of dentophobia, 27% of them showed a low level of anxiety, 29% showed moderate level of anxiety, and 28% showed high level of anxiety. The average salivary pH value among all the participants (105 students) at rest was 6.79 and in a state of anxiety 6.43. Conclusion within the limits of this study, a correlation was found between the anxiety level and the salivary pH level. Furthermore, a change in the salivary pH toward acidity was registered in each group of students when in a stressful situation. |
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spelling | pubmed-75359712020-10-09 Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level Said, Olga Bait Razumova, Svetlana Velichko, Ellina Tikhonova, Svetlana Barakat, Haydar Eur J Dent Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the state of anxiety (S-anxiety and T-anxiety based on the state–trait anxiety inventory [STAI] test) and the manifestation of dentophobia with changes in salivary pH. Materials and Methods The data of 105 patients, aged 18 to 23 were considered. The student’s anxiety levels were evaluated by the STAI test and they were distributed into three groups. To determine dental anxiety, Corah’s dental anxiety scale (CDAS) testing was performed. To determine the changes in salivary pH, samples were obtained, and pH level of the collected whole saliva was evaluated immediately using pHSCAN 5.4–10.0 litmus paper and a scale in 0.1 to 0.4 increments. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results Group I experienced a low level of anxiety and included 33 students (31.4%). Group II comprised of 32 (30.5%) students presenting with a moderate level of anxiety. In group III, 40 students (38.1%) were having a high level of anxiety. Out of the 105 participants, 85% of students showed low level of dentophobia, 27% of them showed a low level of anxiety, 29% showed moderate level of anxiety, and 28% showed high level of anxiety. The average salivary pH value among all the participants (105 students) at rest was 6.79 and in a state of anxiety 6.43. Conclusion within the limits of this study, a correlation was found between the anxiety level and the salivary pH level. Furthermore, a change in the salivary pH toward acidity was registered in each group of students when in a stressful situation. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. 2020-10 2020-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7535971/ /pubmed/32688407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1714758 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Said, Olga Bait Razumova, Svetlana Velichko, Ellina Tikhonova, Svetlana Barakat, Haydar Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title | Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title_full | Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title_short | Evaluation of the Changes of Salivary pH among Dental Students Depending on Their Anxiety Level |
title_sort | evaluation of the changes of salivary ph among dental students depending on their anxiety level |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32688407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1714758 |
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