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Diazepam as attenuator of pain induced by dentin hypersensitivity in rats exposed to stress.

Abstract
The pain in dentin hypersensitivity (DH) has distinct sensory and emotional origins, with variations that occur in different intensities for each individual. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of diazepam in the attenuation of the pain induced by DH.
DESIGN:
Fifty male Wistar rats were divided into five groups: control group received water ad libitum (C); stress group received water ad libitum plus stress (S); DH induced by erosion challenge with isotonic solution ad libitum (G); DH and stress (GS); and DH, stress and diazepam (GSD) groups. Animals of the GS group were exposed to the New York Subway Stress Model. Animals treated with diazepam (GSD group) received 1 mg/kg every 3 days, from the 15th day of treatment until the end of the stress-inducing period. The body weights of rats were weekly registered. After 30 days, all groups were submitted to the DH test, which was assessed using cold water stimuli, and were graded 0, 0.5, 1, 2, or 3. Dental elements were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
RESULTS:
1) Groups G and GS presented the highest DH scores, which confirms that stress increased pain response; 2) GSD group had significantly reduced DH scores compared to G and GS groups; 3) SEM of dental elements showed exposed dentin tubules in G, GS, and GSD groups, as expected.
CONCLUSIONS:
diazepam attenuated pain induced by dentin hypersensitivity in rats exposed to stress.
AuthorsMárcia Tonetti Ciaramicoli, Fernanda Kabadayan, Maria Martha Bernardi, Ivana Barbosa Suffredini, Cintia Helena Coury Saraceni
JournalArchives of oral biology (Arch Oral Biol) Vol. 97 Pg. 165-169 (Jan 2019) ISSN: 1879-1506 [Electronic] England
PMID30391792 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Diazepam
Topics
  • Animals
  • Dentin (ultrastructure)
  • Dentin Sensitivity (drug therapy)
  • Diazepam (pharmacology)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Pain Management (methods)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Stress, Psychological (complications)
  • Surface Properties

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