Comparison of acupuncture on specific and non-specific points for the treatment of painful temporomandibular disorders: A randomised controlled trial
| Autor: | Nikolaos Nikitas Giannakopoulos, Christopher J. Lux, Hans J. Schindler, Gül Orhan, Sinan Şen, Marc Schmitter, Serkan Sertel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Orofacial pain medicine.medical_specialty Acupuncture Therapy Group B law.invention Treatment and control groups 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law Statistical significance Internal medicine Acupuncture Medicine Humans ddc:610 General Dentistry Pain Measurement business.industry Chronic pain 030206 dentistry Middle Aged Temporomandibular Joint Disorders medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom Chronic Pain business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of oral rehabilitationREFERENCES. 47(7) |
| ISSN: | 1365-2842 |
| Popis: | Background and Objective The aim of this single‐centre, two‐arm, parallel‐group, double‐blinded, randomised controlled trial was to investigate the disputed specific effectiveness of acupuncture by comparing acupuncture on specific and non‐specific points among patients with non‐chronic, painful TMDs. Methods Following predefined eligibility criteria, 49 consecutive patients of both sexes were recruited to the study. All subjects were diagnosed with a non‐chronic (Graded Chronic Pain Scale grade |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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