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ArticleJournal of orofacial pain2012

The relationship between resting arterial blood pressure and acute postoperative pain in endodontic patients.

James Wayne King, Eric Bair, Derek Duggan, William Maixner, Asma A Khan

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Article in Journal of orofacial pain, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James Wayne KingCenter for Neurosensory Disorders, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Eric Bair
Derek Duggan
William Maixner
Asma A Khan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Risk Factors for Onset and Persistence of TMDU01DE017018 · NIDCR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DIATCHENKO, LUDA, FILLINGIM, ROGER B · 2005 to 2016
$35.9M
Vulvar Vestibulitis syndrome (VVS)P01NS045685 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ESSICK, GREGORY KENT · 2004 to 2014
$12.5M
NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE017018NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS045685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo evaluate the relationship between preoperative resting arterial blood pressure and postoperative pain in patients undergoing nonsurgical root canal therapy.

methodsWritten informed consent was obtained from normotensive patients seeking treatment for teeth with a preoperative diagnosis of pulpal necrosis and periradicular periodontitis. Preoperative resting blood pressure was recorded, and nonsurgical root canal therapy was initiated using a standardized protocol. Patients recorded their pre- and postoperative pain intensity on a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) for 7 days after the procedure. A linear regression model to predict postoperative VAS intensity used preoperative pain and blood pressure values as covariates. Pearson correlations were calculated to assess the relationship between the measures of preoperative blood pressure and both pre- and postoperative pain.

resultsAfter controlling for preoperative pain, significant correlations were observed between preoperative systolic blood pressure and postoperative pain (P < .05), as well as between preoperative pulse pressure and postoperative pain (P < .005) on day 1.

conclusionThis study has provided further evidence of a functional interaction between the cardiovascular and trigeminal pain regulatory systems. Understanding this complex relationship may lead to enhanced pain management strategies.

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Arterial PressureRoot Canal TherapyAcute PainDental Pulp NecrosisFacial PainFemaleHumansHypertensionLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedObservationPain MeasurementPeriapical PeriodontitisPostoperative PainProspective Studies

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PMID23110272
PMCPMC4208728
OpenAlexW148298684

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