METHOD FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT'S PSYCHOEMOTIONAL STATE BEFORE DENTAL INTERVENTION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B5/16 A61B5/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: before a dental intervention, tests are used to determine a degree of the patient's psychoemotional stress and psychophysiological state, and to measure pulse before the first test (P1), between the tests (P2) and after the second test (P3). A mild degree of the psychoemotional stress, the stable psychophysiological state in a combination with a difference of P3 and P2 no more than 15 beats per minute as compared to a difference of P2 and P1, the psychoemotional state is considered to be stable, and the patient is stated to be ready to the dental intervention. A moderate degree of the psychoemotional stress, the borderline psychophysiological state in a combination with a difference of P3 and P2 no more than 15 beats per minute as compared to the optimum state with a difference of P2 and P1, the psychoemotional state is considered to be labile, and the relaxation measures are stated as necessary before the dental intervention. A severe degree of the psychoemotional stress, the unstable psychophysiological state in a combination with a difference of P3 and P2 more than 15 beats per minute as compared to a difference of P2 and P1, the psychoemotional state is considered to be unfavourable for the dental intervention to be postponed.

EFFECT: method enables the rapid assessment of the patient's psychoemotional state before the dental intervention.

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