Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2014 Sep 1;19 (5):e518-24. Erythrina mulungu in dental anxiety control Journal section: Oral Surgery doi:10.4317/medoral.19511 Publication Types: Research http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.4317/medoral.19511 Effect of Erythrina mulungu on anxiety during extraction of third molars Maria-Luisa Silveira-Souto 1, Carla-Rocha São-Mateus 1, Liane-Maciel de Almeida-Souza 1, Francisco-Carlos Groppo 2 1 Department of Dentistry of the Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil 2 Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas,Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil Correspondence: Claudio Batista Street no number, Cidade Nova Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
[email protected] Silveira-Souto ML, São-Mateus CR, de Almeida-Souza LM, Groppo FC. Effect of Erythrina mulungu on anxiety during extraction of third molars. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2014 Sep 1;19 (5):e518-24. http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree01/v19i5/medoralv19i5p518.pdf Received: 27/08/2013 Accepted: 25/12/2013 Article Number: 19511 http://www.medicinaoral.com/ © Medicina Oral S. L. C.I.F. B 96689336 - pISSN 1698-4447 - eISSN: 1698-6946 eMail:
[email protected] Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded Journal Citation Reports Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed Scopus, Embase and Emcare Indice Médico Español Abstract Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Erythrina mulungu on the control of dental anxiety in patients who had under gone bilateral extraction of asymptomatic, impacted mandibular third molars. Material and Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, crossover study, 30 healthy volunteers (5 men and 25 wom- en, over 18 years of age), received either 500mg of E.mulungu (Mulungu Matusa®) or 500 mg of placebo, p.o., one hour before surgical procedure.