Stress, relaxation and saliva: a follow-up study involving clinical endodontic XXXX .

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Dentally induced stress and relaxation-induced @entity148 recently have been correlated with salivary changes in private @entity1 treated by a solo endodontist. Hypnosis was shown to be more effective than local anesthesia in @entity148 . Dental students and clinic @entity1 were employed in this study in an attempt to replicate the previous findings. One additional salivary variable (pH) was examined. Twenty-nine endodontic clinic @entity1 were treated, each by a different dental student. The @entity1 completed dental @entity148 questionnaires and had salivary samples taken prior to, and at the conclusion of, their initial endodontic treatments. @entity158 and @entity148 were managed using local anesthesia, hypnosis, or @entity3810 - @entity26 , either alone or in combination. There were significant @entity148 changes by the conclusion of the visits (p less than 0.001) as measured by increased salivary volume, increased salivary translucency, reduced salivary protein, increased salivary pH and reduced questionnaire-determined @entity148 level. Hypnosis and @entity3810 - @entity26 were significantly more effective (p less than 0.05) than local anesthesia in @entity148 as measured by salivary changes and questionnaires. It can be concluded that saliva is an easily obtained fluid that can be used to determine levels of stress and relaxation.
