A MEDITAÇÃO PARA CONTROLE DO MEDO E DA ANSIEDADE PRÉ-TRATAMENTO ODONTOLÓGICO: UMA SUGESTÃO DE PROTOCOLO

Introduction: Phobia and anxiety are present in dental procedures because they are stigmatized as hostile and reminiscent of pain. There are numerous ways to control these emotional changes, however, the pharmacological option is almost always chosen which can have side effects and the meditation co...

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Autor: Jansen de Mello Lobão, Walder
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)
Repositorio:Revista de Pesquisa em Saúde (São Luís. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.periodicoseletronicos.ufma.br:article/20205
Acceso en línea:https://periodicoseletronicos.ufma.br/index.php/revistahuufma/article/view/20205
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:meditação
ansiedade
medo
assistência odontológica
odontologia
alterações emocionais
meditation
anxiety
fear
dental care
dentistry
emotional changes
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Sumario:Introduction: Phobia and anxiety are present in dental procedures because they are stigmatized as hostile and reminiscent of pain. There are numerous ways to control these emotional changes, however, the pharmacological option is almost always chosen which can have side effects and the meditation could be the method of choice in many cases. Aim: The present study proposes a clinical protocol to decrease or stop anxiety and fear effects before dental procedures. Methods: Descriptive study based in integrative literature review to search sciences studies, between 2013 and 2022 in BVS, Scielo, ScienceDirect, Pubmed and Google scholar databases, through of the descriptors: meditation, dentistry, dental care, anxiety, fear and phobia, and its variations for the English and Spanish languages. Results: Of 643 potentially relevant articles, the authors included 10 studies for the final analysis. Meditation’s effectiveness in fear and anxiety control was positive in patients of different age groups and in all analyzed dental treatments. Between studies, it observed higher prevalence of the use this method in surgical and endodontic procediments. Conclusion: Clinical meditation it showed a non-pharmacological method quite efficient in the treatment of emotional dysfunctions, being able to replace drugs for the dental fear and anxiety control. Therefore, the propused protocol in this study must be discussed and used.