| Autor: |
Ghosh, Shubhamoy, Panja, Shamik, Ghosh, Tarak Nath, Sharma, Pawan, Sarkar, Piyali, Koley, Munmun, Saha, Subhranil |
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Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Jul2014, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p200-204, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
This pilot investigation initiated a research-targeted systematic dental homeopathy data collection in the dental outpatient section in a government homeopathic hospital in West Bengal, India. One conventionally trained dentist and 3 homeopathic doctors collected data from 949 appointments of 411 patients over 3 months. A specifically designed Excel spreadsheet enabled recording of consecutive dental appointments that was subjected to data synthesis and analysis in the end. A total of 87.3% conditions were chronic, and chronic periodontitis was most frequent (27.5%). Positive outcome was observed in 72.3% appointments. Strongly positive outcomes (scores of +2 or +3) were achieved most notably in toothache (84.6%). Single medicines were prescribed in 83.5% encounters, and mostly in tincture form (29.9%). Arnica montana constituted of 17.8% prescriptions. Considerable insight was gained into the homeopathic dental practice scenario in West Bengal, India. Positive findings suggest that dental homeopathy is a promising area for research in near future. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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Complementary Index |
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