The role of stress hormones in dental management behavior problems
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article, Review
PubMed
28948815
DOI
10.33549/physiolres.933718
PII: 933718
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Pain metabolism psychology MeSH
- Hydrocortisone metabolism MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pain Management methods psychology MeSH
- Stress, Psychological metabolism psychology MeSH
- Saliva metabolism MeSH
- Fear physiology psychology MeSH
- Pituitary-Adrenal System metabolism MeSH
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System metabolism MeSH
- Dentistry methods MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Review MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Hydrocortisone MeSH
Dental management behavior problems are thought to be both multifactorial and multidimensional, consisting of physiological, behavioral and cognitive components. The stress response to pain or even the anticipation of distress initiates activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and causes an increase of cortisol and catecholamines. The literature on the role of hormones in dental management behavior problems comprises about one hundred papers, which have mainly been focused on this activation of the HPA axis in various situations in dental care. They have generally used salivary cortisol as a marker of the activity of the HPA axis, sometimes combined with salivary alpha amylase. Here we summarize the literature data on the role of stress hormones in dental management behavior problems.
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