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dc.contributor.authorMannan, Saurabh
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T20:10:53Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T20:10:53Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10713/11710
dc.description2019
dc.descriptionBiomedical Sciences-Dental School
dc.descriptionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
dc.descriptionM.S.
dc.description.abstractTITLE: Observational Study Evaluating Pain in Endodontic Patients Diagnosed with Depression – A Pilot Study Saurabh Mannan, Master of Science 2019 Thesis Directed By: Joel Greenspan, PhD AIM: To evaluate the role of depression in endodontic post-procedural pain METHODOLOGY: This prospective observational study enrolled 42 patients that explored the correlation between patient’s level of depression and pain perception following non-surgical root canal treatment (NSRCT). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) assessed the patient’s level of anxiety/depression pre-and postoperatively. The patient used a visual analog scale (VAS) to record their pain intensity and feelings of unpleasantness with their dental experience immediately following their NSRCT. Pain diaries recorded pain intensity post-operatively at the 2nd, 4th, and 7th day. A cohort of endodontic patients who were not diagnosed with depression served as controls. RESULT: A total of 41 patients were included, 30 non-depressed patients and 11 patients diagnosed with depression by their physicians. Two patients did not return the pain dairy. Therefore, data from 29 non-depressed patients and ten depressed patients were available for analysis. This study showed that the diagnosis of depression was significantly associated with both higher immediate post-operative pain and immediate sensations of unpleasantness. Furthermore, HADS ≥ 8 was found to be a significant predictor of greater post-operative pain at day two. CONCLUSIONS: Within the limitations of this study, either a diagnosis of depression or signs of anxiety or depression are a positive predictor of greater post-operative pain.
dc.subjectHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)en_US
dc.subject.meshAnxietyen_US
dc.subject.meshDepressionen_US
dc.subject.meshEndodonticsen_US
dc.subject.meshPainen_US
dc.titleObservational Study Evaluating Pain in Endodontic Patients Diagnosed with Depression – A Pilot Study
dc.typedissertationen_US
dc.date.updated2020-02-06T20:01:19Z
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.contributor.advisorGreenspan, Joel D.
refterms.dateFOA2020-02-06T20:10:53Z


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