Effect of acupuncture on the pain perception thresholds of human teeth
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Effect of acupuncture on the pain perception thresholds of human teeth. / Bakke, Merete.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 84, No. 6, 1976, p. 404-408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Effect of acupuncture on the pain perception thresholds of human teeth
AU - Bakke, Merete
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - The effect of acumpuncture on the pain perception threshold of maxillary incisors and canines as determined by a Bofors Pulp Tester was studied in 33 dental students 19-30 years of age. Test teeth were cleaned with pumice and 10% alcohol, air-dried, and insulated at the approximal surfaces with strips of rubber dam. Based on a comparison of bipolar and monopolar stimulation the latter method was chosen, with the cathode placed on the incisal third of the facial surface, the indifferent electrode in the subject's hand. In separate groups of subjects thresholds were assessed four times at intervals of 15 min without acupuncture (1), with acupuncture performed manually (2) and electrically (3), and during electrical stimulation with surface electrodes over acupuncture points (4). On separate days acupuncture and surface stimulation was applied unilaterally at the points S2 (cheek), Li4 (hand), or S44 (foot). Compared with control threshold (8.44 muA) acupuncture was accompanied by a small increase, most pronounced after 45 min (1.51 muA, P less than 0.0005). However, the hypalgesia observed was insufficient to justify acupuncture as a means of pain control in conservative dentistry.
AB - The effect of acumpuncture on the pain perception threshold of maxillary incisors and canines as determined by a Bofors Pulp Tester was studied in 33 dental students 19-30 years of age. Test teeth were cleaned with pumice and 10% alcohol, air-dried, and insulated at the approximal surfaces with strips of rubber dam. Based on a comparison of bipolar and monopolar stimulation the latter method was chosen, with the cathode placed on the incisal third of the facial surface, the indifferent electrode in the subject's hand. In separate groups of subjects thresholds were assessed four times at intervals of 15 min without acupuncture (1), with acupuncture performed manually (2) and electrically (3), and during electrical stimulation with surface electrodes over acupuncture points (4). On separate days acupuncture and surface stimulation was applied unilaterally at the points S2 (cheek), Li4 (hand), or S44 (foot). Compared with control threshold (8.44 muA) acupuncture was accompanied by a small increase, most pronounced after 45 min (1.51 muA, P less than 0.0005). However, the hypalgesia observed was insufficient to justify acupuncture as a means of pain control in conservative dentistry.
KW - Acupuncture Therapy
KW - Adult
KW - Clinical Trials as Topic
KW - Electric Stimulation
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Pain
KW - Perception
KW - Tooth
U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1976.tb00514.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1976.tb00514.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 794997
VL - 84
SP - 404
EP - 408
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research
SN - 0029-845X
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 44385762