KMID : 1147720140070020065
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Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies 2014 Volume.7 No. 2 p.65 ~ p.70
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Acupuncture in the Management of Acute Dental Pain
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Grillo Cassia Maria
Wada Ronaldo Seichi de Sousa Maria da Luz Rosario
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Abstract
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Acute dental pain is the main reason for seeking dental services to provide urgent dental care; there is consensus about the use of alternative therapies, such as acupuncture, to control dental pain in pre-dental care. This study aimed to evaluate the use of acupuncture in reducing the intensity of acute dental pain in pre-dental care in patients waiting for emergency dental care, and was conducted at the After-Hours Emergency Dental Clinic of Piracicaba Dental School, and at the Emergency Center Dental Specialties I in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The sample consisted of 120 patients. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity. All patients underwent one session of acupuncture; the points LI4, ST44 and CV23 were selected and were used alone or in combinations. Reduction in pain was observed in 120 patients (mean initial VAS = 6.558 ¡¾ 1.886, p < 0; mean final VAS = 0.962 ¡¾ 2.163, p < 0.00001). The results of this study indicate that acupuncture analgesia could be a technical adjunct to pain control in patients with acute dental pain, contributing to the restoration of health with social benefit.
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KEYWORD
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acupuncture analgesia, alternative medicine, dentistry, toothache
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