Narges Farhad-Mollashahi1, Mahboubeh-Firouzkouhi Moghadam2, Seyed-Mohammad-Javad Aslani3, Forugh Mollashahi4. 1. Associate Professor, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Endodontics, school of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Research Center for Children and Adolescents Health (RCCAH), Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. 3. Resident of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Zahedan, Iran. 4. Dentist, Zahedan, Iran.
Abstract
Background: In view of the importance of pulp sensibility tests in clinical decision-making and the impact of psychological factors on test results, we evaluated in this study dental pulp responses to pulp sensibility tests (ie, cold and electric) in patients with anxiety and depression. Material and Methods: A number of 90 people age 20 to 30 participated in the study, including 30 healthy and 60 with anxiety and depression, whose disorder was approved by a psychiatrist based on the Symptom Checklist 90-R questionnaire. Pulp sensibility tests included electric and cold ones were performed on lateral mandibular teeth. The cold test results were recorded based on the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scoring (0 no response, 10 worst pain). Electric pulp test was performed using a digital pulp tester. The lowest current that stimulated a pulp response was recorded. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The cold test pain intensity was significantly higher in patients than in healthy subjects and was significantly associated with the severity of anxiety and depression. In addition, the electric pulp test current to evoke a response was significantly lower in patients than in healthy subjects and was also significantly associated with the severity of anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Given the limitations of this study, anxiety and depression significantly affect the results of pulp sensibility tests. Key words:Anxiety, Cold pulp test, depression, electric pulp testing. Copyright:
Background: In view of the importance of pulp sensibility tests in clinical decision-making and the impact of psychological factors on test results, we evaluated in this study dental pulp responses to pulp sensibility tests (ie, cold and electric) in patients with anxiety and depression. Material and Methods: A number of 90 people age 20 to 30 participated in the study, including 30 healthy and 60 with anxiety and depression, whose disorder was approved by a psychiatrist based on the Symptom Checklist 90-R questionnaire. Pulp sensibility tests included electric and cold ones were performed on lateral mandibular teeth. The cold test results were recorded based on the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scoring (0 no response, 10 worst pain). Electric pulp test was performed using a digital pulp tester. The lowest current that stimulated a pulp response was recorded. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The cold test pain intensity was significantly higher in patients than in healthy subjects and was significantly associated with the severity of anxiety and depression. In addition, the electric pulp test current to evoke a response was significantly lower in patients than in healthy subjects and was also significantly associated with the severity of anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Given the limitations of this study, anxiety and depression significantly affect the results of pulp sensibility tests. Key words:Anxiety, Cold pulp test, depression, electric pulp testing. Copyright:
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