Dentistry

Hitomi Odanaka

Publications

• Research Article
  Influence of Local Anesthesia on Autonomic Nervous Activity in Healthy Young Adults: Evaluation of Heart Rate Variability
  Author(s): Shinji Shimoji, Hitomi Odanaka, Hiroe Takefu, Risa Oshima, Tsutomu Sugaya, Toshiaki Fujisawa and Masamitsu KawanamiShinji Shimoji, Hitomi Odanaka, Hiroe Takefu, Risa Oshima, Tsutomu Sugaya, Toshiaki Fujisawa and Masamitsu Kawanami
  
  Objective: Proper understanding of the systemic effects of various dental therapies is essential for dental professionals to safely treat their patients. In the present study, we used a novel autonomic nervous activity (ANA) monitoring system to investigate the ANA changes that occur in healthy young adult volunteers while receiving local anesthesia. Methods: Twenty volunteers (27.0 ± 2.9 years) participated in the study. First, subject anxiety about dental treatment was evaluated using Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS). Next, the monitoring system was used to assess blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and ANA for 3 minutes prior to anesthesia (pre-anesthesia) in sitting and supine positions, 2 minutes during administration of local anesthesia in the supine position, and 3 minutes after anesthesia (post-anest.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000378

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