皮膚温バイオフィードバックの口腔領域への応用 : 第1報歯科処置による皮膚温の変化に関して

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There are few who do not feel nervous or even apprehensive as they undergo ental treatment. The skin temperature biofeedback was applied in order to carry out treatment more smoothly and in a more relaxed atmosphere.The present study is concerned with changes in skin temperature elicited by dental procedures, particularly the injection of anesthetics in the oral cavity. The subjects consisted of 30 general outpatients receiving treatment at the Department of Oral Surgery of Tokyo Medical College Hospital.The results were as follows : (1) Skin temperature decreased as an injection was initiated in 80% of the patients. Out of these patients, 3/4 showed a rise in temperature 30 sec. after the termination of the injection. (2) An evaluation of the degree of anxiety was given and a comparison was made between the groups of 7 patients each with the highest and lowest degrees of anxiety about dental treatment. The fall in skin temperature was greater in the highly anxious group than in the less anxious group. In some patients of the less anxious group, skin temperature was observed elevating at the first temperature measurement after the initiation of the injection (at 10 sec. post-initiation) without subsequently decreasing.The above results suggest that skin temperature can serve as a useful indicator for. the patient's response to dental procedures.
日本心身医学会の論文
1982-02-01