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KMID : 0861120140180030023
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2014 Volume.18 No. 3 p.23 ~ p.29
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Oral Health : a Literature Review of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials
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Kim Da-Hee
Choi Gwang-Ho
Hwang Eui-Hyoung
Heo Kwang-Ho
Kim Yong-Deok
Shin Byung-Cheul
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Abstract
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Objective : This review aims at analyzing Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies, usingfor oral health to know current use of CAM in dental area by analyzing randomized controlled clinicaltrials (RCTs).
Method : We searched the following 6 electronic databases until 1 July 2014. : Pubmed, Medline, Embase,Allied and Complementary Medicine Database(AMED), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied HealthLiterature(CINAHL), the Cochrane Library. We included parallel RCTs and cross-over RCTs that assessedthe efficacy of CAM regardless of blinding and language.
Results : A total of 154 RCT articles were included. There were 2-arm parallel study design(69.5%), 3-armparallel study design(20.8%), 4-arm parallel study design(4.5%) and Cross-over design(5.2%). Complementaryand alternative medicine RCTs in oral health tend to increase in the early-2000s and in the mid-2010s. In addition, 154 citations were classified according to diseases and interventions that categorized NaturalProducts studies(68.2%), Mind and Body Practices studies(31.8%). We classified in detail that vitamin andmineral therapies(29.9%), dietary supplements(24.7%), acupuncture(23.3%), Herbal medicine(13.6%), homeopathy(2.6%), energy therapies(2.6%), Massage(1.9%), biofeedback(0.6%), traditional medicine(0.6%).
Conclusion : Increasing publications and diverse interventions regarding CAM for oral health is observedby analyzing RCTs from the literature review. Further studies are needed to be performed as systematicreviews to verify their effectiveness and the research to inquire into side effect.
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KEYWORD
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Complementary and alternative medicine, Oral health, Literature review, Randomized controlled clinical trials
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