Heterotopic CO2 Laser Stimulation Inhibits Tooth-Related Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 825-833

  Fujii Abe, Keiko ^a   Oono, Yuka ^b   Motohashi, Katsunori ^b   Fukayama, Haruhisa ^a   Umino, Masahiro ^b  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 Laser; DNIC; Somatosensory Evoked Potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE NOXIOUS INHIBITORY CONTROL EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TOOTH PAIN; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; LASER; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TOOTH;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; TOOTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952038796     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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