Hampf Göran, Ekholm Anita, Salo Tomi, Ylipaavalniemi Pekka, Aalberg Veikko, Tuominen Susanne, Alfthan Georg
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Helsinki, HelsinkiFinland Department of Psychiatry, Helsinki University Central Hospital, HelsinkiFinland National Public Health Institute, HelsinkiFinland.
Pain. 1987 Jun;29(3):301-311. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(87)90045-5.
The present study reports on a controlled investigation of 38 patients with signs and symptoms of presumed oral galvanism, referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the University of Helsinki for examination and treatment. A significant difference in mental health and in intraoral sensitivity threshold was found between patients and controls: patients with oral galvanism were mentally more disturbed and had a lower sensibility threshold than those in the control group. There was no statistical difference in electrical currents, potential or energy capacity in the dental metallic restorations between patients and controls. The frequency of allergies and oral candida infection was similar to that of a normal population. The possibility of exposure to mercury was excluded through a head hair analysis. The psychic background of complaints and findings is emphasized and a hypothesis for the mechanism giving rise to discomfort is presented.
本研究报告了一项针对38例疑似口腔电流刺激征患者的对照调查，这些患者被转诊至赫尔辛基大学口腔颌面外科进行检查和治疗。在心理健康和口腔内敏感阈值方面，患者与对照组之间存在显著差异：口腔电流刺激征患者的心理状态更不稳定，且敏感阈值低于对照组。患者与对照组之间，牙科金属修复体中的电流、电位或能量容量无统计学差异。过敏和口腔念珠菌感染的频率与正常人群相似。通过头发分析排除了汞暴露的可能性。强调了主诉和检查结果的心理背景，并提出了引起不适的机制假说。
