BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATIONS IN PATIENTS DURING IMPLANT DENTISTRY PROCEDURES

P. Santos de Oliveira¹, T. Pedroni Mantovaneli¹, F. Inchingolo2, G. Dipalma², G. Falisi³, F. Di Carlo⁴, C. Bugea⁴
and F. Lorusso⁴

¹Department of Oral Implantology, Dental Research Division, College Ingà, UNINGÁ, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil;
²Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Medicine Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy;
³Department of Life Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy;
⁴Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

*Correspondence to:
Dott. Felice Lorusso, DDS.
Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences,
University of Chieti-Pescara,
Via Dei Vestini 31,
66100 Chieti Italy
e-mail: drlorussofelice@gmail.com

Received: 29 May 2016 Accepted: 02 July 2016

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ABSTRACT

Dental and medical treatments are a source of stress for the patient, with intense psychosomatic alterations due to pain and anxiety. Stress induces an increase in arterial blood pressure and tachycardia. The investigation aims to evaluate the blood pressure during implant surgery at pre, peri and post-operative phases. A non-invasive pressure monitoring was performed by a digital device, prior to injecting anaesthesia, during implant insertion and after stitching sutures. Immediately before and after implant surgery, systolic pressure was significantly higher than the patient’s standard pressure. Alterations of systolic pressure are observed before and after dental treatment. Therefore, pressure monitoring is highly recommended during the surgical procedure.

KEYWORDS: pressure, artery, implant, dentistry, pulse, pressure, hypertension