Can anxiety in third molar surgeries with different degrees of difficulty and extent interfere with the perception of postoperative pain and trismus?—An observational and prospective study

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program at University Hospital of Campos Gerais (HUCG), State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Brazil; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Postgraduation Program at Brazilian Dental Association, Ponta Grossa, Brazil; Dentistry PostGraduate Program, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Brazil; School of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Brazil Contributions: (I) Conception and design: RCG Gonçalves, MC Bortoluzzi; (II) Administrative support: RCG Gonçalves, MC Bortoluzzi; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: RCG Gonçalves, RO Jabur, MC Bortoluzzi; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: IM Semczik, KW Faria, DJ Gross, MC Bortoluzzi; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: MC Bortoluzzi; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Correspondence to: Marcelo C. Bortoluzzi. Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG) Campus Uvaranas, Bloco M, Faculdade de Odontologia. Av. General Carlos Cavalcanti, 4748 Bairro Uvaranas; Ponta Grossa Paraná, Brasil. Email: mbortoluzzi@gmail.com.