Biopsychosocial Aspects of Atypical Odontalgia

Table 8

Correlation between current perception threshold measures and behavioural and psychopathological dimensions.

		AO (𝑛=18)			Total sample (𝑛=76)			Other pain syndromes (𝑛=46)
		2000 Hz	250 Hz	5 Hz	2000 Hz	250 Hz	5 Hz	2000 Hz	250 Hz	5 Hz
BDHI	Resentment	−0.62*	−0.53*	−0.54*	0	−0.04	−0.04	0.30*	0.17	0
IDAS	Depression	−0.39	−0.15	−0.52*	−0.05	−0.01	−0.16	−0.04	−0.03	−0.26

(Spearman rho coefficient) *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01; ***𝑃<0.001; ****𝑃<0.0001.
BDHI: Buss-Durkee hostility inventory; IDAS: irritability depression anxiety scale; AO: atypical odontalgia.