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Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain perception threshold and pain tolerance level of human teeth subjected to electrical stimulation
Author(s) -
Rooney Jane,
Tronstad Leif
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1986.tb00136.x
Subject(s) - stimulation , pain tolerance , sensation , placebo , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , medicine , threshold of pain , anesthesia , thumb , pulp (tooth) , pain sensation , pain perception , dentistry , surgery , psychology , neuroscience , alternative medicine , pathology
The effect of low current, sub‐sensation transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain threshold and pain tolerance level of human teeth subjected to stimulation with an electrical pulp tester was studied. Electrodes were attached to the patients via a patch between the thumb and first finger and a damp cotton roll in the vestibule over the apex of the tooth to be tested. No significant differences between the values for the baseline, experimental and placebo pain perception thresholds were found. Nor were significant differences found between the average experimental and placebo values concerning pain tolerance level. However, in 1 individual the pain tolerance level was not reached at the highest level of stimulation from the electrical pulp tester.