An interventional study of Presurgical Diagrammatic Illustration for Mandibular Third Molar Surgery in Psychological Stress, sponsored by Delta University for Science and Technology. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 32 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.
Sponsored by Delta University for Science and Technology · Not applicable, Interventional, and Screening
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the influence of presurgical patient's diagrammatic illustration of mandibular third molar (Wisdom tooth) surgery on degrees of psychological stress.
Psychological stress is a common factor accompanied with surgeries in most situations, and mandibular third molar (Wisdom tooth (WT)) surgery couldn't be an exception. Saliva was proven as a valid carrier that could be used to track the levels of cortisol representing the degree of patient's provoked stress. Patient orientation and presurgical diagrammatic illustration of the steps of WT surgery are very important aspects for patient preparation, yet, may be potential stress triggers as well.
This study aims to figure out if patients are exposed to illustrations that shows the mandibular third molar surgery before having the surgery would aggravate their stress or may relieve it considering orientation and relative absence of fear of unknown.
844 studies on the registry are indexed under Stress, Psychological; 136 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 80 is close to the median of 84 across 688 interventional studies indexed under Stress, Psychological.
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.
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Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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Patients in this group will have their mandibular third molar surgery done without having prior exposure to presurgical diagrammatic illustration for their surgery.
Patients in this group will have their mandibular third molar surgery done after having prior exposure to presurgical diagrammatic illustration for their surgery.
Other: Presurgical Diagrammatic Illustration for Mandibular Third Molar Surgery
The handling surgeon will show the patient (in the study group) a diagrammatic illustration for surgical steps of mandibular third molar extraction. This diagrammatic illustration includes flap raising, bone guttering, coronal and radicular tooth sectioning, and flap closure.
Salivary Cortisol Level (in ng/mL)
Amount of salivary cortisol found in patients' saliva is considered directly proportional to degree of psychological stress.
Time frame: 45 minutes before surgery, and 30 minutes after surgery.
Duration of Surgery (in minutes)
Time taken for each surgery will be recorded starting from flap incision to end of last closing suture knot.
Time frame: Same time of surgery
Started Sep 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Nov 2026, 2 months after the start.
Of 457 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stress, Psychological, half reached primary completion within 13 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 26. This study's planned 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 470 studies reached it within 13 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 26.
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