Stress in dental patients undergoing routine procedures.
A method was devised to record graphically the stress that patients experience during routine dental procedures. Heart rate was used as the indicator and the variations in it showed which parts of the treatment provoked the maximum stress reactions. This pilot study indicated that by using this method it is possible to study specific dental problems and methods for treating them.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology; D003729:Dental Care; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D011674:Pulse; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014159:Transducers