Analgesic Effects of Acupuncuture on Pain After Mandibular Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Kitade, Toshikatsu; Ohyabu, Hideaki

doi:10.3727/036012900816356172

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“…Kitade and Ohyabu (11) found a similar pattern on "easy to extract" teeth, though not significant when compared to a control group. But most of the reports show that EAC tends to reduce postoperative pain and analgesic consumption (6,11).…”

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Electro-acupuncture efficacy on pain control after mandibular third molar surgery

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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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Electro-acupuncture efficacy on pain control after mandibular third molar surgery

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“…According to the literature, acupuncture analgesia has been employed in approximately 600 thousand operations with 90% of these procedures being successful and anaesthesia reported as being adequate (Zhang et al, 1981;Qin, 1996;Kitade and Ohyabu, 2000;Zhang et al, 2000;Yang et al, 2001).…”

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Acupuncture analgesia and its application in cranio-maxillofacial surgical procedures

Pohodenko-Chudakova

2005

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…[11] Hegu (LI 4) is an acupoint commonly chosen for acupuncture analgesia or anesthesia during colonoscopy,[10] first stage of labor,[12] orthodontic post-adjustment pain,[13] pain after mandibular wisdom tooth extraction, toothache,[14] headache,[15] anterior approach cervical discectomy,[16] craniotomy,[17] and appendectomy. [18] Electro acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) induces central neural activation in the pain-modulation areas, like the periaqueduct gray matter and the median raphe nucleus.…”

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Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points for analgesia during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

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Background:Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy (BMA/BMB) is a painful procedure mostly used in diagnosing and staging of a broad spectrum of hematological diseases. In spite of local anesthesia, the prevalence and intensity of the pain and patient discomfort caused by this procedure are considerable. The effect of acupuncture and electrical stimulation of acupoints (acupuncture points) in the treatment of many medical conditions, including pain, have been approved. The study is designed to evaluate the effect of electrical stimulation of acupoints to decrease the pain during BMA/BMB in adults.Materials and Methods:In a double-blind controlled clinical trial, 50 patients undergoing BMA/BMB were randomly allocated into two groups, to receive either true or placebo electrical stimulation of acupoints LI-4 (large intestine 4, Hegu) and LI-11 (large intestine 11, Quchi), bilaterally. Both groups received infiltrative local anesthesia. The pain level caused by BMA/BMB was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).Results:The means of the VAS in the case and control groups were 41.84 ± 20.54 and 69.40 ± 20.06 respectively (P < 0.001). The systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate rose significantly in both the groups compared to the basal values. The rise was lower in the acupuncture group compared to the placebo group regarding systolic blood pressure and pulse rate (P = 0.018 and P < 0.001, respectively).Conclusions:The results of this study show that the electrical stimulation of acupoints significantly decreases the pain caused by BMA/BMB and some of the complications of the pain.

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Analgesic Effects of Acupuncuture on Pain After Mandibular Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Cited by 19 publications

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Electro-acupuncture efficacy on pain control after mandibular third molar surgery

Electro-acupuncture efficacy on pain control after mandibular third molar surgery

Acupuncture analgesia and its application in cranio-maxillofacial surgical procedures

Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points for analgesia during bone marrow aspiration and biopsy: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

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