Correlación entre ansiedad y enfermedad periodontal en pacientes atendidos en la Clínica Odontológica.

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety is a physiological and biological response to stressful situations that entails a series of changes in the nervous and hormonal system and can have significant consequences on various systems, organs and devices of the body. Objective: Determine the correlation between anxiety and periodontal disease in patients treated at the Dental Clinic of the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil in the period B-2023. Materials and methods: The study design is descriptive observational with a correlational, prospective and cross-sectional research with a mixed approach; The Modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale questionnaire was applied to 75 patients who began treatment at the UCSG Dental Clinic and who were evaluated according to their periodontal diagnosis. Results: 34 of the patients studied suffered from periodontitis with some degree of anxiety, representing 45.3%, this being the highest percentage; 26 patients suffered from Gingivitis, representing 34.7% and finally 15 patients enjoyed Periodontal Health, representing 20% respectively. Conclusions: The study provides solid evidence on the relationship between both variables supported by the Chi-square test (χ2=13.88,df=6,p=0.0109) and the significant P test that represents a probability of (p=0.0109 ) emphasizing the need to maintain good oral hygiene, adequate stress control and an individualized approach in the treatment of each patient.