title: Effects of conditioning vibratory stimulation on pain threshold of the human tooth.
abstract: The effect of mechanical vibratory stimulation on the human tooth pain threshold has been studied in 4 healthy naïve subjects. Vibration at 10 and 100 Hz was applied to a maxillary incisor and the electrical pain threshold was measured in an adjacent tooth. During the conditioning stimulation the pain threshold increased 1.2-1.8 times the unconditioned values. The present study indicates that mechanical vibratory stimulation applied to human teeth elevates the pain threshold in adjacent teeth.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D013997:Time Factors; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy*; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*