Abstract
Dentistry has made progress as a profession by integration with both medicine and other human sciences, especially when it uses empirical metrics to study process and outcome variables. Notably, progress in our understanding of genomic, biomic, and other molecular biological phenomena has been valuable. As has been identified by Drury (1, 2), it is proposed in this commentary that the inclusion of heart rate variability (HRV) as a biomarker of health may further this integrative progress. HRV is derived by various linear and non-linear statistical analyses of the R-R, beat-to-beat ECG interval in microseconds. Over twenty three thousand reports are identified in a recent PubMed search of the term heart rate variability, most of which demonstrate HRV's sensitivity to a wide diversity of physical and psychosocial pathologies. The small literature of dental use of HRV in both assessment and treatment will be selectively reviewed and relevant exemplars for other important health applications of HRV will be discussed. This will lead to a proposed agenda for researching HRV's value to professional dentistry as a human health and wellness profession.
Highlights
As has been identified by Drury [1, 2], it is proposed in this commentary that the inclusion of heart rate variability (HRV) as a biomarker of health may further this integrative progress
Over twenty three thousand reports are identified in a recent PubMed search of the term heart rate variability, most of which demonstrate HRV’s sensitivity to a wide diversity of physical and psychosocial pathologies
As awareness and understanding of HRV have matured, as in this Research Topic, it has been used in a variety of ways to aid in both assessment and treatment of dental issues and conditions [6]
Summary
Dentistry has made progress as a profession by integration with both medicine and other human sciences, especially when it uses empirical metrics to study process and outcome variables. As has been identified by Drury [1, 2], it is proposed in this commentary that the inclusion of heart rate variability (HRV) as a biomarker of health may further this integrative progress.
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