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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Jul-Aug;14(4):498-503.
doi: 10.25122/jml-2021-0004.

Dental anxiety among migraine patients

Yagoub Dhafer Alyami  1 , Jana Khalid Farran  1 , Jumanah Ateeq Alsubhi  1 , Jehan Ahmed Omar  1 , Nourah Abdulhadi Alsoubaia  1 , Nourah Faisal Alyami  1 , Joud Faisal Algoufi  1 , Rawan Abdullah Alshehri  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Dental anxiety among migraine patients

Yagoub Dhafer Alyami et al. J Med Life. 2021 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

In this study, we aimed to find a correlation between anxiety related to dental procedures and migraines. A cross-sectional study was performed on 171 patients who attended specific dental clinics. The patients were randomly categorized into a migraine group (83) and a control group. To determine the anxiety level, all the patients filled out a validated questionnaire (the Arabic version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale). All responses ranged from "not anxious" (scoring 1) to "extremely anxious" (scoring 5). Based on the patient responses, the total score was recorded and compared statistically between the two groups. The sound of drilling was one of the most vital factors causing anxiety and headaches in migraine patients. Comparing the presence or absence of headache and usage of analgesics between the two groups, migraine patients complained to have headaches during or after dental treatment more frequently than controls and used analgesics more than non-migraine controls. Migraine patients visiting dental clinics feel more anxious about the working environment and need certain modifications before, during, and after dental procedures.

Keywords: anxiety; dental clinic; depression; headache; migraine.

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The percentage of migraine patients affected by factors found in the working environment of the clinics.
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Differences in anxiety because of the dentist attributable to variables (sex, age, date of onset, frequency of disease per month, smoking).
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