STRESS IN DENTAL PATIENTS: ADRENOCORTICAL RESPONSES IN PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR OPERATIVE DENTISTRY AND FOR IMPACTION SURGERY

Abstract

Serum free 17-hydroxycorticosteroid levels were determined for 1,700 systemically healthy, young adult males divided into the following groups: One thousand subjects were included in a physiologic baseline study; one control group of 209 subjects was sampled over a 21-week period; a second control group of 248 participants was studied along with 97 patients scheduled for operative dentistry and 146 patients appointed for impaction surgery. All samples were collected between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. In the base line study a serum free 17- OHCS mean of 14.82 (S.D. 3.91) micrograms/100 ml. was found. The means for the two control groups were not significantly different. Variances for these groups did differ (P < .05). The anticipation of 'having a tooth filled' was a significant (P < .05) stimulus to the adrenal cortex but an appointment for impaction surgery produced a significantly greater response (P < .001).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403651

Entities

People

  • Ira L. Shannon
  • John R. Prigmore
  • Lucian Szmyd
  • Walter V. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Base Lines
  • Body Regions
  • Dentistry
  • Digestive System
  • Endocrine Glands
  • Face (Anatomy)
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Head (Anatomy)
  • Oral Surgery
  • Steroids
  • Teeth

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Organizational Psychology.