Influence of chewing and clenching on salivary cortisol levels as an indicator of stress

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-135

  Tahara, Yasuaki ^a   Sakurai, Kaoru ^a   Ando, Tomohiko ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chewing; Clenching; Relaxation; Salivary cortisol; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRUXISM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MASTICATION; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947283229     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2007.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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