Salivary cortisol and anxiety in recurrent aphthous stomatitis

被引:62
作者
McCartan, BE
Lamey, PJ
Wallace, AM
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,ROYAL VICTORIA HOSP,SCH CLIN DENT,BELFAST,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
[2] GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRM,DEPT BIOCHEM,GLASGOW G4 0SF,LANARK,SCOTLAND
关键词
anxiety; cortisol; recurrent aphthous stomatitis;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0714.1996.tb00278.x
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Anxiety and salivary cortisol were measured in two groups of patients with recurrent aphthous ulceration. One group of patients had persistent aphthae (Group 1) and the others had been relieved of their aphthae following correction of detected haematinic deficiency states (Group 2). Anxiety was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale and radioimmunoassay of salivary cortisol. There was a statistically significant increased proportion of borderline or clinically anxious patients in Group 1 compared to Group 2 (P<0.05). Median salivary cortisol levels also showed a statistically significant elevation in Group 1 (P<0.01). It is concluded that stress may play a role in the aetiology of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, particularly in patients who have an underlying anxiety trait.
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页数:3
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