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Is pain sensitivity associated with dental avoidance?

P R Gross1

  • 1National Police Research Unit, Marden, SA, Australia.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|January 1, 1992
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Pain sensitivity is distinct from dental fears and predicts dental avoidance. Understanding pain sensitivity is crucial for addressing dental phobia and related anxiety.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Dental Research

Background:

  • Dental avoidance is a significant issue impacting oral health.
  • The relationship between pain sensitivity and dental avoidance requires further clarification.
  • Distinguishing pain sensitivity from dental fears and health concerns is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate pain sensitivity from dental fears and health concerns.
  • To analyze the cognitive structure of pain sensitivity.
  • To investigate the links between pain sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity, fear, pain, and dental avoidance.

Main Methods:

  • Factor analysis was used to distinguish pain sensitivity from dental phobia and health concerns in Study 1 (n=222).
  • The factor structure of the Pain Sensitivity Index was examined in Study 2 (n=181).

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  • Correlations between pain sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity, phobias, pain intensity, and avoidance were analyzed in Study 3 (n=65).

    • Main Results:

    • Pain sensitivity was identified as a distinct factor, separate from dental phobia and health concerns.
    • Pain sensitivity was found to correlate significantly with anxiety sensitivity, but they are not identical constructs.
    • Pain sensitivity, unlike anxiety sensitivity, significantly correlated with blood-injury phobia.
    • Pain sensitivity predicted pain intensity, which in turn predicted dental avoidance.

    Conclusions:

    • Pain sensitivity is a unique construct that should be considered in research on dental phobia.
    • Pain sensitivity is a significant predictor of pain intensity and subsequent dental avoidance.
    • Future interventions for dental phobia may benefit from addressing individual pain sensitivity levels.