Influence of Catastrophizing and Personality Traits on Recalled Ratings of Acute Pain Experience in Healthy Young Adults.

Objective: To investigate whether pain catastrophizing and personality traits bias recalled ratings of acute pain in an experimental tonic pain model.

Subjects And Setting: Fifty-six undergraduates (14 males) recruited from the University of Peradeniya (mean age 21.7 ± 0.

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Interferential Therapy on the Upper Trapezius in Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential therapy (IFT) both in combination with hot pack, myofascial release, active range of motion exercise, and a home exercise program on myofascial pain syndrome patients with upper trapezius myofascial trigger point.

Design: A total of 105 patients with an upper trapezius myofascial trigger point were recruited to this single-blind randomized controlled trial. Following random allocation of patients to three groups, three therapeutic regimens-control-standard care (hot pack, active range of motion exercises, myofascial release, and a home exercise program with postural advice), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-standard care and IFT-standard care-were administered eight times during 4 wks at regular intervals.

Translation and validation of patient-practitioner orientation scale in Sri Lanka.

Background: Practice of family medicine and patient centeredness does not get the deserved attention in clinical practice and teaching in Sri Lanka. Non-availability of tools for assessment of patient centeredness deters the process of curricular development and research. The Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) is a self-administered tool that assesses patient-centeredness in both health care professionals and patients.

Management of bruxism-induced complications in removable partial denture wearers using specially designed dentures: a clinical report.

In patients with a limited number of remaining teeth, bruxism force can be destructive for both the remaining teeth and periodontal structures. This paper reports the successful management of four such patients with severe sleep bruxism, using conventional removable partial dentures and specially designed, splint-like removable partial dentures called a night denture. The night denture was fabricated in two different designs, which depended upon the pattern of the remaining tooth contacts.

Patients' preference for acrylic resin major connector analogues formulated for titanium alloy removable partial dentures.

Purpose: Aim of this study was to determine patients' preference to acrylic resin major connector analogues (MCA) that simulated strengthened major connector designs formulated for Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy.

Materials And Methods: Four MCA namely wide design (Wide), design with 2 strengthening ridges (2SR), design with 1 strengthening ridge (1SR), and thick design (Thick) were fabricated using light-polymerizing acrylic resin for 10 patients with Kennedy Class I or II partially edentulous maxillary arches. They were asked to wear each MCA in the mouth for 30 seconds in 6 pairs, and to report their preference for each pair.