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| Title |
The effectiveness of acupuncture in treating acute dental pain: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
British Dental Journal, May 1998
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| DOI | 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809654 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
E Ernst, M H Pittler |
| Abstract |
Acupuncture is frequently advocated as an effective treatment of dental pain. The question whether or not it is effective for this indication remains controversial. The aim of this systematic review therefore was to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture in dental pain. Four electronic databases were searched: Medline, Embase, CISCOM, and the Cochrane Library. Only controlled trials were included in this review. Information was extracted from included studies and entered on standard forms independently by both authors. Methodological quality was assessed using the Jadad score. 16 such studies were located. The majority of these trials imply that acupuncture is effective in dental analgesia. However, important questions remain unanswered. It is concluded that acupuncture can alleviate dental pain and that future investigations should define the optimal acupuncture technique and its relative efficacy compared with conventional methods of analgesia. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 54 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 20% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 21% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 54% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Materials Science | 2 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 October 2021.
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#309
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