Variability of the Pain Threshold in Man
- 1 April 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 25 (2), 101-104
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345460250020101
Abstract
-Using the technique of Hardy, Wolff, and Goodell, a significant variability was found in the pain threshold detns. in different persons and also in the same person over a period of time. The avg. pain threshold of 16 young adults was 67.7 millivolts with a standard deviation of 23.5 millivolts. About 2/3 of the persons showed a gradual rise in threshold over a period of mos.Keywords
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