ASSOCIATION OF SERUM TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY AND TOTAL OXIDANT STATUS WITH PAIN PERCEPTION IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFACIAL PAIN DYSFUNCTION
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Tarih
2009
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
We aimed to find out the association of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidant status (TOS) with generalized pressure pain thresholds (PPT) of patients with myofacial pain dysfunction (MPD). PPT scores of patients with MPD (n = 37) and healthy individuals (n = 43) were measured on the hypothenar region of the hand using a mechanical algometer. Serum samples were collected and TAC and TOS were measured by novel methods. The TAC of patients was significantly lower than that of the control subjects. The difference between the TOS measurements of patients and control subjects was not significant. The PPT scores of the patients were significantly lower than that of control subjects. There may be an association between serum antioxidant capacity and MPD. Low serum TAC might also be related with pain perception.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
antioxidant capacity, myofacial pain dysfunction, oxidant status, pain threshold
Kaynak
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
119
Sayı
9
