Pressure pain threshold of masticatory muscles in children and adolescents with and without intellectual disability: a pilot study.
C A de Araújo VitorAdriana de Oliveira LiraAna Cristina Fernandes Maria FerreiraC A-A L da SilvaMarina GallottiniMaria Teresa Botti Rodrigues SantosPublished in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2021)
Children and adolescents with intellectual disability and preserved basic functionalities do not present alterations in pain perception when evaluated with computerized pressure algometer and visual analog scale. They present similar threshold of pain to pressure as those reported by normative children and adolescents. These results emphasize the importance to treat these children and adolescents with intellectual disability with respect to their pain threshold.