The suppressive effects of autogenic training on sympathetic nerve activity during dental procedure Indicating of plasma glucose and free fatty acid

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Psychosomatic Dentistry Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 162 - 165
• Main Authors: Koike, Kazuyoshi, Yagi, Tadayuki, Yoshida, Mayumi, Ikejima, Mitsuhiro, Hagiwara, Yoshihiro, Watanabe, Mikio, Matsuura, Nobuhito, Oosawa, Ichiro, Ishikawa, Seiichi, Goto, Minoru, Sugiura, Masami, Kudou, Itsuro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Dentistry 25.12.1992
• Subjects: autogenic training; free fatty acid; glucose
• ISSN: 0913-6681; 2186-4128
• DOI: 10.11268/jjpsd1986.7.162

Many dental patients, when feel anxiety, fear or strain during treatment. This fact increases their sympathetic nerve activities and also amplifies their endocrine system functions. We investigated depressive effects of both autogenic training (AT) and antianxietic drugs for sympathetic nerve activity functions, and compared these two methods based on the values of plasma glucose and free fatty acid (FFA). Volunteers, consisting of 38 males ranging in age from 23 to 28 were divided into three groups as follows AT group (15 males); antianxiety drug group (11 males); and the control group (12 males) Lying on dental chairs, all volunteers were injected with 0.3m1 physiological saline in the upper right side of the premolar oral mucosa. Before this step, the following pretreatments were performed: The AT group volunteers were given AT guidance once a week by three psychologists. We confirmed that they learned AT up to the level of Second Standard Exercise confirmation was performed based on introspective and indications comments of the volunteers and by a biotrainer (OG-Giken Co., Tokyo). The antianxiety drug group lorazepam (received 0.5mg) 60 minutes before injection. After injection, mean plasma glucose values in the antianxiety drug group were lower than those of the AT group and the control group. Before and after injection, mean FFA values in the AT group were lower than in the antianxietic drug group and control group. In particular, after the injection there was statistical significance (P<0.05) between the AT group and the after two groups. In this study, plasma glucose and FFA were lower in the AT group after the injection, suggesting that increase in sympathetic nerve activity due to dental treatment can also be inhibited through AT.