M. Bakhrul Lutfianto  

Departemen Bedah Mulut, Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia  

Edwyn Saleh 

Departemen Bedah Mulut, Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Lilla Brazila Iriawan 

Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v21i2.53158

ABSTRACT 

Technological developments do not allow people to be free from anxiety regarding dental care, such as extractions and odontectomies. Anxious reactions arise when an action is about to be carried out that they find frightening. The aim of this study was to compare the level of patient anxiety between odontectomy and tooth extraction at RSGM UMY. Fifty-four patients underwent tooth extraction and odontectomy at RSGM UMY. The odontectomy group and tooth extraction group each consisted of 27 patients, who filled out a 5-question questionnaire. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is used to measure the level of anxiety in patients. The data obtained were analyzed using the Mann Whitney test in SPSS. The odontectomy group showed a significant increase in anxiety as measured by the MDAS questionnaire (p<0.05). Based on the results of the questionnaire on five question points, it was found that the patient's anxiety level was more dominant when given anesthesia before the extraction procedure. Patient anxiety is higher in patients undergoing odontectomy compared to tooth extraction.