2007
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000253233.51490.dd
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Perioperative Auricular Electroacupuncture Has No Effect on Pain and Analgesic Consumption After Third Molar Tooth Extraction

Abstract: We conclude that neither AE nor AA alone reduce either pain intensity or analgesic consumption in a molar tooth extraction model of acute pain.

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“…Para el dolor post operatorio agudo se encontraron 37 resúmenes, donde 6 cumplieron los criterios de selección, estos fueron ECC sobre tonsilectomía 10 , reemplazo de rodilla 11 y extracción del tercer molar [12][13][14] , y dos RS sobre dolor post-operario agudo 15,16 . Los resultados se encuentran en las Tablas 1, 2, 3 y 4.…”
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“…Para el dolor post operatorio agudo se encontraron 37 resúmenes, donde 6 cumplieron los criterios de selección, estos fueron ECC sobre tonsilectomía 10 , reemplazo de rodilla 11 y extracción del tercer molar [12][13][14] , y dos RS sobre dolor post-operario agudo 15,16 . Los resultados se encuentran en las Tablas 1, 2, 3 y 4.…”
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“…Except for one RCT [19], all of the included studies suggest that AA is effective in reducing postoperative pain. Many of these RCTs are, however, far from rigorous.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The more recent studies seem to be more rigorous than the older ones (Table 1). Of the four rigorous RCTs that include control for non-specific effects [16][17][18][19], one study suggests that AA is ineffective [19] while three favour real over sham AA.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There are numerous reports of randomized controlled trials on the analgesic effect of acupuncture for postoperative pain caused by various dental procedures and by other chronic disorders. 6 According to the literature, acupuncture is more effective than a placebo or sham acupuncture. Thus, acupuncture can be considered as a sensible alternative or supplement to current dental practice, both as an analgesic and for addressing various dental disorders.…”
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confidence: 99%