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From Anticipation to Relief: Anxiety Reduction and Patient Experience as Indicators of Trust During Dental Extractions in Orthodontic Treatment

Trust is central to healthcare encounters involving fear and uncertainty. This quasi-experimental study evaluated changes in anxiety before and after dental extractions performed during orthodontic treatment planning and examined whether patient experience factors were associated with post-extraction anxiety. Fifty patients aged 11–40 years undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment requiring extraction were recruited consecutively at a tertiary