Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (3): 346-348.doi: 10.19439/j.sjos.2017.03.027

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Effects of pain management on dental implant patients during perioperative period

ZHANG Ling-yi, TENG Mei-rong   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Shanghai 200233, China
  • Received:2016-08-02 Revised:2017-02-10 Online:2017-06-25 Published:2017-07-05

Abstract: PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pain management for dental implant patients during perioperative period, in order to improve nursing care of ambulatory dental implant surgery. METHODS: One hundred patients requiring ambulatory dental implant surgery were randomly divided into management group or control group, several intervention measures of pain management were provided for patients in management group, while only conventional nursing care were taken for patients in control group. The data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 software package. RESULTS: With the same level of mental strain, patients in management group showed a lower pain rate and higher satisfaction rate, which were significantly different from the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Pain management for dental implant patients during perioperative period can reduce patients' discomfort, improve patients' satisfaction, and facilitate patients' rehabilitation.

Key words: Pain management, Dental implant, Perioperative intervention

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