1Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, SGT University, Gurgaon, India
2Professor, Department of Orthodontics, SGT University, Gurgaon, India
3Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, India
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr Sumit Singh Phukela Professor, Department Of Prosthodontics, Faculty Of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, India, Phone: 9910159222, EMail: phukelasumit@yahoo.com, sumit.phukela@sgtuniversity.org
Online published on 20 March, 2019.
The stress control is essential in patients to elude the loss of motivation for Dental procedures. The present study was conducted to estimate salivary cortisol response to stress developed in patients undergoing Dental treatment
The salivary cortisol level were evaluated in 40 patients, out of which 10 patients were healthy patient who do not require any dental treatment and 40 patients were the study group who underwent scaling, implant treatment and class 1 cavity preparation for restoration. The groups demarcated were as follows.
Group 1: control group with no treatment and just the saliva sample was taken.
Group 2: The patients undergone scaling
Group 3: The patients undergone implant treatment
Group 4: The patients undergone class 1 cavity preparation for restoration.
The salivary cortisol levels were evaluated using Salivary Cortisol Enzyme Immunoassay Kit.
The salivary cortisol level was highest in Group 3, followed by Group 2, Group 4 and least in Group 1.
The stress level was lowest in healthy patient and highest when patient underwent implant placement in appointment.
Anxiety, Dental Treatment, Salivary Cortisol Enzyme Immunoassay Kit, Salivary Cortisol Level
