The Association of Social Media Videos and Patients' Preoperative Anxiety.

Background: Impacted tooth extraction is regarded as one of the dental procedures that induces the highest levels of dental anxiety.

Purpose: The study purpose was to measure and compare anxiety levels in patients undergoing 3rd molar extraction between those who did or did not view videos related to 3rd molar operations.

Study Design, Setting, And Sample: This prospective cohort study was conducted on patients who presented to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.