Effect of Perceived Control on Stress Reduction in Adult Dental Patients
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 57 (1) , 74-76
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345780570012601
Abstract
A signaling device was given to adult patients to reduce stress in the dental chair. Galvanic skin response during the dental procedures indicated that patients with the signaling device showed more arousal during high stress conditions when compared with a control group. A personality variable was also investigated.Keywords
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