title: Preliminary study of effects of "in vivo" emotive imagery on dental discomfort.
abstract: To examine the effects of "in vivo" emotive imagery on dental discomfort (as measured by pulse rate and self-report) 27 female subjects undergoing tooth prophylaxis were exposed to three tape-recorded treatment conditions (relaxation imagery, neutral imagery, and a blank tape) in counterbalanced order. Promising findings of a pilot study were not confirmed on heart rate; however, on self-reported discomfort, positive differences appeared between the relaxation imagery and each of the control conditions.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D011674:Pulse; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013637:Tape Recording