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Association between Colour of the Iris of the Eye and Reaction to Dental Pain

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AN association has been found to exist, in Australians of European stock, between the colour of the eyes and the reaction to pain resulting from dental cavity preparation.

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    PHILIP R. N. SUTTON

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SUTTON, P. Association between Colour of the Iris of the Eye and Reaction to Dental Pain. Nature 184, 122 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184122a0

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