Abstract: PURPOSE: To assess the impact of individual nursing care on aged patients who underwent tooth extraction in outpatient clinic. METHODS: One hundred aged patients who required tooth extraction were allocated into the experimental group (with individual nursing care before extraction) or the control group (blank control). The level of patients’ anxiety was evaluated by HAMA scale before and after extraction. The pain state was evaluated by VRS scale after extraction. The date was analyzed for student's t test and ANONA by SPSS 16.0 software package. RESULTS: Both the anxious score and VRS score after extraction in the experimental group were significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: For aged patients who underwent tooth extraction, individual nursing care can alleviate the level of their anxiety, which is helpful to improve their reliance and reduce complications.

Key words: Individual nursing care, Old patient, Extraction of teeth, Anxiousness