RESUMO
A double-blind randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of orally administered diazepam in reducing dental anxiety was conducted. Forty-one subjects were assigned to a diazepam or placebo group and tested, using the Dental Fear Survey and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Diazepam was effective in reducing anxiety scores but not dental fear scores.
Assuntos
Ansiedade/tratamento farmacológico , Assistência Odontológica/psicologia , Diazepam/uso terapêutico , Administração Oral , Adolescente , Adulto , Diazepam/administração & dosagem , Método Duplo-Cego , Estudos de Avaliação como Assunto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Placebos , Distribuição AleatóriaAssuntos
Raiz Dentária/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , RadiografiaRESUMO
The oral and dental manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria were evaluated in seventeen patients with this disorder. Clinical findings were correlated with the electron microscope--documented diagnosis of each variant of epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria. Significant differences in the dental and oral presentations of each variant indicate the importance of considering these findings in differential diagnosis of the variants and in treatment planning for dental disease in these patients. A rationale for surgical and restorative intervention based on experience with these seventeen patients is presented.