Bunch F L, Allen G D, Jorgensen N B
J Dent Res. 1975 Sep-Oct;54(5):965-7. doi: 10.1177/00220345750540053501.
Blood cortisol levels of oral surgery patients were analyzed to objectively determine the effect of intravenous sedation on surgical stress. Results showed a measure of sedation but did not adequately reflect the stress of oral surgery or the changes produced by intravenous sedation.