[Dental Anxiety merupakan reaksi cemas akut yang sering terjadi pada banyak
orang. Pada kasus berat reaksi cemas ini akhirnya dapat berdampak negatif
terhadap kesehatan gigi dan mulut karena pasien menghindar dan menunda
berobat ke dokter gigi. Terapi medikamentosa selama ini menjadi pilihan untuk
mengatasi Dental Anxiety, namun dapat menimbulkan efek samping berupa
depresi pernapasan dan sedasi berkepanjangan. Penelitian ini menggunakan
desain Randomised Controlled Trial dan bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh
laserpunktur telinga di Titik Depressing, Tranquilizer dan Master Cerebral
terhadap derajat ansietas yang dinilai dengan Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory
dan dibandingkan dengan kelompok laserpunktur sham (kontrol).
Pada kelompok laserpunktur telinga sham, diberlakukan perlakuan yang sama
dengan kelompok laserpunktur telinga namun laserpen tidak dinyalakan. Hasil
penelitian menunjukkan rerata selisih skor kelompok laserpunktur (15,56±7,188)
lebih besar dibandingkan kelompok kontrol (5,39±3,867). Kesimpulan:
laserpunktur telinga lebih efektif menurunkan derajat ansietas pada kasus Dental
Anxiety dibandingkan kontrol (p<0,005).;Dental Anxiety is an acute anxiety reaction that often occurs in many people.
Severe cases of dental anxiety eventually may cause negative impact on oral
health due to avoiding and postponing coming to the dentist. Medical therapy has
been the first choice to overcome dental anxiety, but it can cause side effect such
as respiratory depressed and prolong sedation. The design of this study is
Randomised Controlled Trial that aims to determine the effect of the auricular
laserpuncture at Depressing, Tranquilizers and Master Cerebral points on anxiety
level which is assessed by Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory and compared with
sham auricular laserpuncture as control group.
In the sham auricular laserpuncture group, the same prosedure as auricular
laserpuncture group was performed, except for the laserpen conditioned was shut
off. The results showed that mean difference score of auricular laserpuncture
group (15.56 ± 7.188) was higher than the control group (5.39 ± 3.867).
Conclusion: auricular laserpuncture is more effective to decrease anxiety level in
dental anxiety case compared to control (p <0.005)., Dental Anxiety is an acute anxiety reaction that often occurs in many people.
Severe cases of dental anxiety eventually may cause negative impact on oral
health due to avoiding and postponing coming to the dentist. Medical therapy has
been the first choice to overcome dental anxiety, but it can cause side effect such
as respiratory depressed and prolong sedation. The design of this study is
Randomised Controlled Trial that aims to determine the effect of the auricular
laserpuncture at Depressing, Tranquilizers and Master Cerebral points on anxiety
level which is assessed by Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory and compared with
sham auricular laserpuncture as control group.
In the sham auricular laserpuncture group, the same prosedure as auricular
laserpuncture group was performed, except for the laserpen conditioned was shut
off. The results showed that mean difference score of auricular laserpuncture
group (15.56 ± 7.188) was higher than the control group (5.39 ± 3.867).
Conclusion: auricular laserpuncture is more effective to decrease anxiety level in
dental anxiety case compared to control (p <0.005).]