evaluation of effect of meditation on anxiety and pain in patients undergoing implant placement with GBR technique(bone graft with allograft material and membrane)

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety is one of the important reasons why people avoid going to the dentist, which in the long term reduces the level of oral and dental hygiene and the quality of life. Various studies have been conducted on the effect of music on the level of pain and anxiety of patients undergoing implant surgeries. In this study, the aim is to combine meditation and music therapy and investigate its effect on the mentioned criteria Material and methods:. 28 patients needing tooth replacement with implants using bone grafting with allograft and membrane materials (GBR) were randomly divided into two groups. The first group was exposed to meditation techniques and listening to alpha music for half an hour before and during surgery. The second group was the control group and did not undergo any of the mentioned techniques. Pain level was evaluated by VAS scale after surgery and anxiety by Spielberger questionnaire before and after surgery. Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen level were also measured before and after surgery. In order to compare the level of pain between the two groups, U-Man-Whitney analysis was used, and to compare the level of anxiety between the two groups, ANOVA analysis of covariance was used (P value < 0.005). Result: The comparison of the pain level between the groups showed that the perception of pain significantly decreases after meditation (P value < 0.005). Also, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate were significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group (P value < 0.005). However, there was no significant difference in the blood oxygen level between the two groups (P value = 0.193). Conclusion: Meditation before performing complex implant surgery and listening to alpha music during surgery helps to reduce the level of anxiety and pain perception. Also, following meditation, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and heart rate decrease.