Mental health and periodontal and peri‐implant diseases

J Ball, I Darby - Periodontology 2000, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mental health disorders, particularly depression and anxiety, affect a significant number of
the global population. Several pathophysiological pathways for these disorders have been …

Simultaneous measurement of salivary cortisol and alpha-amylase: application and recommendations

J Strahler, N Skoluda, MB Kappert, UM Nater - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Salivary cortisol (sCort) and salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) constitute proxy measures of the
two major stress response systems, ie the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the …

A systematic review of stress in dental students

HW Elani, PJ Allison, RA Kumar… - Journal of dental …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to systematically review the available literature on the levels,
causes, and impact of stress among dental students. The investigators searched eight …

Psychological stress and the human immune system: a meta-analytic study of 30 years of inquiry.

SC Segerstrom, GE Miller - Psychological bulletin, 2004‏ - psycnet.apa.org
The present report meta-analyzes more than 300 empirical articles describing a relationship
between psychological stress and parameters of the immune system in human participants …

Salivary alpha-amylase as a non-invasive biomarker for the sympathetic nervous system: current state of research

UM Nater, N Rohleder - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Development of new biomarkers is a constantly evolving field of research endeavor in
psychoneuroendocrinology. Salivary biomarkers have received special attention since they …

The dark side of scarcity promotions: How exposure to limited-quantity promotions can induce aggression

K Kristofferson, B McFerran… - Journal of Consumer …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Marketers frequently use scarcity promotions, where a product or event is limited in
availability. The present research shows conditions under which the mere exposure to such …

Human salivary alpha-amylase reactivity in a psychosocial stress paradigm

UM Nater, N Rohleder, J Gaab, S Berger, A Jud… - International Journal of …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Biological indicators for stress reactions are valuable markers in psychophysiological
research and clinical practice. Since the release of salivary enzyme alpha-amylase was …

Determinants of salivary α-amylase in humans and methodological considerations

N Rohleder, UM Nater - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Salivary α-amylase (sAA) has been proposed as a marker for activity of the sympathetic
nervous system (SNS). Recent studies in support of this hypothesis have led to an increased …

Determinants of the diurnal course of salivary alpha-amylase

UM Nater, N Rohleder, W Schlotz, U Ehlert… - …, 2007‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Previous data from our group and others have shown that salivary alpha-
amylase activity increases in response to stress. It has been suggested that salivary alpha …

Effect of psychological stress on the salivary cortisol and amylase levels in healthy young adults

N Takai, M Yamaguchi, T Aragaki, K Eto… - Archives of oral …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Objective: Saliva sampling has the advantage that it is non-invasive, making multiple
sampling easy and stress free. We examined the effects of psychological stressor and …