Evaluating effects of premedication with oxazpam and oxazpam- tramadol on anteroom anxiety in dental ward

Abstract

Introduction: Dental procedures are usually painful and fearful. Anxiety in the anteroom causesdifficulty in dental treatment. Oral medication is one of the best methods for decreasingpreoperative anxiety. This study performed for comparison of the effect of oral oxazpam andcombination of oxazpam- tramadol on anteroom anxiety in dental ward.Method and Material: In this study, 84 healthy adult patients from surgery ward of Isfahan dentalfaculty of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were chosen with random sampling. The patientsrandomly divided in three groups: oxazpam, oxazpam- tramadol and placebo. Anxiety of patientswas measured using 20 score questionnaire DAS-R. Data was analyzed with SPSS software anddescriptive statistical analyses.Results: There was no difference in sex and age between patients in the three groups. Anxiety scorein oxazpam group was 10.82 ± 3.25, in oxazpam- tramadol group was 11.61 ± 3.29 and in placebogroup was 13.29 ± 2.28. Kruskal- Wallis test didn't show any difference in anxiety score betweenoxazpam and oxazpam- tramadol groups, but anxiety score in placebo group was higher than othertwo groups.Discussion: In our study, mean anxiety score in oxazpam and oxazpam- tramadol group was 10.82and 11.61 respectively. Mean of anxiety score in placebo group was 13.29, higher than studygroups. This study showed that oxazpam and combination of oxazpam- tramadol can decreasepreoperative anxiety in anteroom more effective than placebo.Key words: Oxazpam, Tramadol, Pain, Anxiety, DAS-R, Premedication, Dentistry

Keywords

• Key words: Oxazpam
• Tramadol
• Pain
• Anxiety
• DAS-R
• Premedication
• Dentistry