THE EFFECT OF ACUPUNCTURE ON SALIVARY FLOW-RATES IN PATIENTS WITH XEROSTOMIA

被引:62
作者
BLOM, M
DAWIDSON, I
ANGMARMANSSON, B
机构
[1] Department of Cariology, School of Dentistry, Karolinska Institutet Huddinge
来源
ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTICS | 1992年 / 73卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0030-4220(92)90124-9
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
Of 21 patients with severe xerostomia, 11 were treated with acupuncture and 10 patients received placebo acupuncture. Those patients who received acupuncture treatment showed increased salivary flow rates during and after the acupuncture treatment. The improved salivary values persisted during the observation year, whereas the patients who received placebo acupuncture showed some improvement of salivary flow rates only during the actual treatment. The results of the present study indicate that acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for the stimulation of salivary flow in some patients with xerostomia.
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页码:293 / 298
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