UDK: 616.31–009.7:612

Chronophysiological peculiarities of pain and tactile sensations of stomatological patients

I. N. Efremova, V. I. Shemonaev

Кафедра нормальной физиологии, кафедра ортопедической стоматологии ВолГМУ

Abstract

Peculiarities of chronophysiological rhythms of temperature, electrical and mechanical pain thresholds and two–point discriminative tactile thresholds of oral mucosa were evaluated. Comparative analysis showed a similarity between chronophysiological rhythms of pain perception and tactile sensation from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It was established that the extremes of pain and two–point discriminative tactile perception develop from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m., and minimum perception is at 8 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Correlations between temperature, electrical and mechanical pain thresholds were revealed, as well as correlations between these types of pain sensations and tactile perception of oral mucosa. These results allow a prediction of individual level of pain sensation during dental treatment.

Keywords

chronophysiological rhyhms, pain, tactile sensation

Contacts

Ефремова Инина Николаевна – соискатель кафедры нормальной физиологии ВолГМУ, stomatologru@rambler.ru