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Dental treatment is stressful and causes anxiousness, and tooth extraction in particular is a nerve-wracking procedure for patients. It is known that the palms perspire during nervousness, and so continuous measurement of sweating may be used to evaluate the stress response. In this study, we investigated changes in the amount of emotional sweating during tooth extraction using a sensor for sweating.
The study included 26 healthy patients who underwent mandibular wisdom tooth extraction under local anesthesia. Changes in the amount of sweating of the palms were measured.
The results showed that the physical stimulation of anesthesia promoted sweating, but physical stimulation during tooth extraction, which was under pain control, did not affect changes in sweating. Furthermore, sweating was also accelerated after tooth extraction. The results suggest that both physical stimulation and mental tension may influence emotional sweating during tooth extraction.
