TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of methods for measuring root and mucogingival sensitivity
AU - Walline, Benjamin W.
AU - Wagner, Joshua G.
AU - Marx, David B.
AU - Reinhardt, Richard A.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Julie Layton for her clinical assistance and Deb Dalton for preparing the manuscript. We also acknowledge financial support from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.
PY - 2000/11
Y1 - 2000/11
N2 - Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the variability of measurements of root and mucogingival sensitivity over a 24-hour period. Study design. Sixteen individuals (46.8 ± 3.2 years old) were randomly tested for pain thresholds with calibrated electrical stimulation of the root and adjacent mucosa (electric pulp tester), pressure on mucosa (pressure-sensitive probe), and cold on the root (experimental thermocoupler probe) at baseline and after 4, 8, and 24 hours. Variability between and within subjects was estimated by using analysis of variance for random effects. Results. Intrasubject variability was highest for electric testing of the root and lowest for cold testing of the root across time. Of all subjects, 93% fell within 5°C at all periods for the cold stimulation/moderate pain threshold. Conclusions. Calibrated cold stimulation of root areas appears to provide the most sensitive measure to assess therapeutic interventions to control cervical dental pain because of low intrasubject variability in untreated patients.
AB - Objective. The aim of this study was to compare the variability of measurements of root and mucogingival sensitivity over a 24-hour period. Study design. Sixteen individuals (46.8 ± 3.2 years old) were randomly tested for pain thresholds with calibrated electrical stimulation of the root and adjacent mucosa (electric pulp tester), pressure on mucosa (pressure-sensitive probe), and cold on the root (experimental thermocoupler probe) at baseline and after 4, 8, and 24 hours. Variability between and within subjects was estimated by using analysis of variance for random effects. Results. Intrasubject variability was highest for electric testing of the root and lowest for cold testing of the root across time. Of all subjects, 93% fell within 5°C at all periods for the cold stimulation/moderate pain threshold. Conclusions. Calibrated cold stimulation of root areas appears to provide the most sensitive measure to assess therapeutic interventions to control cervical dental pain because of low intrasubject variability in untreated patients.
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U2 - 10.1067/moe.2000.109659
DO - 10.1067/moe.2000.109659
M3 - Article
C2 - 11077390
AN - SCOPUS:0034321799
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 90
SP - 641
EP - 646
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics
IS - 5
ER -