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876674

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of 80 min of low frequency (2 Hz) electric acupunctural stimulation at facial sites on the perception of induced dental pain was evaluated using both pain threshold and sensory decision theory (SDT) procedures. The demonstration of a 187% increase in threshold over a 20 min period of acupunctural stimulation replicated earlier work by Swedish investigators. SDT analyses indicated that the threshold increase reflected a relatively pure sensory change with no significant modification of response bias. However, subjects were able to perceive some of the stimuli presented below threshold level following acupuncture, thus indicating that the threshold concept has been an inadequate description of the phenomenon. This study demonstrated that intrasegmental analgesic stimulation is more efficacious than the extrasegmental meridian point stimulation used in our earlier studies. Possible mechanisms for the observed effect were discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-3959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of intrasegmental electrical acupuncture on dental pain: evaluation by threshold estimation and sensory decision theory.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article