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标题：ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL ENVIRONMENT STRESS AND IT'S INFLUENCE ON SALIVARY FLOW RATE AMONG A PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE STUDENTS
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作者：Chithralekha B Jayashri Prabakar
期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：2
页码：349-360
DOI：10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I2.033
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：INTRODUCTION :- Dentistry is known as a very stressful occupation, and dental education is considered stressful education environment because of the dental occupation demanding interpersonal dexterity and clinical competencies as well as theoretical knowledge.The main sources of stress among dental students include the education environment, apprehension of fail, hardness in dealing with patients, clinical requirements, hardness in dealing with transitions in curriculum, and difficult relationships with academic staff.Therefore, the aim of the study isto assess the dental environment stress and it's importance on salivary flow rate. MATERIALS AND METHODS :-A dental environment stress questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 70 students, out of which, 50 were students classified as severely stress. The survey collected information regarding stress factors involved in their living conditions, personal, educational environment , academic and clinical aspects. The saliva samples of these students were collected based on the University of Southern California school of dentistry guidelines of Saliva collection, *saliva was collected between 9:30-11:30*Students were given one cup of water *Students were asked to relax for 5 min*Unstimulated saliva was collected into a jar. RESULTS Out of 70 participants 50 were found to be severely stressed(n=70) and 20 were found to be mildly stressed, the salivary flow rate of the severely stressed group was found to be <1ml and and of mildly stressed group it was found to be between 1ml to 2ml, making the relation significant. The study also shows that females are bound to be stressed more frequently than males but, the relation wasn’t significant, this can be because of the fact that the study involved a larger female population than males. CONCLUSION:-The results of this study support that the salivary flow rate may serve as a biomarker of stress. Also dental environment stress affects the variable of oral health represented by higher dental caries experience among severe stress groups.
关键词：Dental environment stress;salivary flow rate;educational stress;clinical stress;dental working environment;Innovative analysis