| Effects of chewing gum on responses to routine painful procedures in children. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12834797 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In infants, sweet taste and sucking on a pacifier both have analgesic effects. Animal studies suggest that sweet taste may involve opioids, while rhythmic oral movements, as with a pacifier, increase the release of serotonin, which is involved in the gating of nociceptive afferents. The present study was designed to see if these effects produce an analgesic effect in children. Two studies were performed, during blood draws in a pediatric test center in 7- to 12-year-old children, and during vaccination at school in 9- to 11-year-old children. Using unsweetened or sweetened chewing gum, there were four groups: control, sweet, chew, and sweet plus chew. Overall, there was no effect of either sweet taste or chewing on pain responses. However, in boys sweet taste tended to increase pain ratings, but only in conjunction with chewing, while in girls sweet taste tended to decrease pain ratings in conjunction with chewing and increased them in the absence of chewing. Ratings of pain intensity and affective state were correlated. Affective state before the painful stimulus was related to pain response in the girls and in the boys in the test center, but not in the schools. In the schools, the presence of peers may have influenced the ratings. |
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Authors:
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M D Lewkowski; R G Barr; A Sherrard; J Lessard; A R Harris; S N Young |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physiology & behavior Volume: 79 ISSN: 0031-9384 ISO Abbreviation: Physiol. Behav. Publication Date: 2003 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-01 Completed Date: 2003-10-29 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0151504 Medline TA: Physiol Behav Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 257-65 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1. mlewko@po-box.mcgill.ca |
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Blood Specimen Collection
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adverse effects* Chewing Gum* Child Female Humans Male Mastication* Pain / etiology*, physiopathology* Pain Measurement Sex Characteristics Sweetening Agents / pharmacology Taste Vaccination / adverse effects* |
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0/Chewing Gum; 0/Sweetening Agents |
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