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| Title |
Electro-acupuncture efficacy on pain control after mandibular third molar surgery
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| Published in |
Brazilian Dental Journal, October 2007
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0103-64402007000200014 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marconi Gonzaga Tavares, Ana Paula Machado, Breno Gutierrez Motta, Maria Cristina Borsatto, Adalberto Luiz Rosa, Samuel Porfírio Xavier |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of electro-acupuncture (EAC) on postoperative pain control after mandibular third molar surgery. Twenty four young patients (12 male and 12 female) with symmetrically impacted mandibular third molars were selected. Each patient was submitted to two separate surgical procedures under local anesthesia. At one side, extraction was carried out employing both prior (24h) and immediately postoperative application of EAC, while on the contralateral side surgery was carried out without any treatment. EAC was applied on 6 bilateral systemic and 2 auricular points with a WQ10Dl appliance using 40-60Hz frequency for 20 min and individually adjusted intensity. Postoperative pain intensity was rated on a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) between 2 and 72 h and recording the amount of analgesics intake after surgery. Statistical analysis was performed using theWilcoxon test. Postoperative pain VAS scores were significantly lower for the EAC group (p<0.05) and analgesic intake decreased (p<0.05) for all evaluated periods (p<0.05). Under the tested conditions EAC therapy is efficient was proved controlling postoperative pain following mandibular third molar surgical removal. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 20 | 20% |
| Unknown | 28 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 56% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Psychology | 2 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 27 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. 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 23 June 2015.
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