EVALUATION OF THE ANAESTHETIC EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPUNCTURE AND LYDOCAINE IN RESTORATIVE DENTAL PROCEDURES: A PREUMINARY REPORT
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https://doi.org/10.15332/us.v3i2.1879Keywords:
Acupuncture, Lydocaine, Dental pain, AnaesthesiaAbstract
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the acupuncture compared with the lydocaine to produce anesthesia during dental restorative procedures.
Materials and methods: A not controlled clinical experimental study was developed in subjects whose ages were 18 to 45 years, attending the dental clinics of Santo Tomas University. They required operative dental treatments. The pain incidence in the two treatment groups and the possible secondary effects were registered.
Results: Forty one subjects were evaluated, 36.6% were in the acupuncture group (n=15) and 63.4% in the lydocaine group (n = 26). The distribution by gender showed that women 58.54% and men 41.46%. The average of age was 25.7 and 31.15 years, respectively, and the range was between 18 and 45 years. Of the 41 subjects, 16 (39.02%) felt pain during the treatment, 16 (39.02%) had muscular drowsiness, 13 (31.71%) felt pain when inserting the needle in the tissue, 8 (19.51%) bled, 4 (9.76%) presented irritation, 3 (7.32%) registered headache, and 1 (2.44%) was sweaty.
Conclusions: Both techniques were similar in effectiveness during the procedures of operative. By means of the acupuncture you can avoid (60%) or diminish (40%) the pain caused during the restorative procedures, eliminating for the patient the medication dose administered with this purpose.
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