Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses to Anticipated High-stress Dental Treatment
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 60 (1) , 26-29
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345810600010501
Abstract
Twenty-four healthy adults participated in a study to determine the effects of anticipated high-stress dental treatment on blood pressure and heart rate. Blood pressure, heart rate, and state anxiety were assessed prior to four consecutive dental appointments. Appointments 1, 2, and 4 were of relatively low stress and appointment 3 was of relatively high stress. Blood pressure was unaffected while heart rate was highest prior to appointment 3 and lowest prior to appointment 1.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Development of a Dental Anxiety ScaleJournal of Dental Research, 1969