Background: Dental implant therapy is one of the treatment protocol employed for prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous areas of the oral cavity. Literature shows evidence of relationship of patient’s personal traits with haematological parameters in patients undergoing various surgeries. Hence; we planned the present study to evaluate the correlation of patient’s character and blood pressure in subjects undergoing prosthetic rehabilitation by dental implants. Materials & Methods: The present study included assessment of blood pressure and clinical parameters of 20 subjects who underwent prosthetic rehabilitation by dental implants. NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) was utilized for assessing the personality trait of all the subjects. Fifty questions set were given which were scored from 0 to 40 in the entire five dimensions, which included: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness. Blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR) were used for evaluating the physical stress index. Chi- square test and Spearman’s rank correlation were used for assessment of level of significance. Results: 20 subjects were included in the present study with mean age of 48.5 years. At the time o first visit, mean Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was found to be 119.6 and 73.9 mm of Hg respectively. Mean elevation rate (ER) in all the subjects in relation to SBP and DBP were found to be 18.8 and 19.5 percent respectively. Statistically significant results were obtained while correlating Neuroticism score with DBP- ER. Conclusion: Neuroticism factor of person’s trait is significantly associated with rising blood pressure in subjects undergoing dental implant surgery.
Key words: Blood pressure, Elevation rate, Implant