کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5635332 1581591 2017 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Electrical nerve stimulation for xerostomia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Electrical nerve stimulation for xerostomia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundXerostomia leads to caries, infection and overall psychological discomfort. Salivary substitutes and pharmacological agents have been tried only with temporary relief. The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been contemplated on by various researchers for treatment of xerostomia. We carried out the present review as a systematic compilation and quantitative synthesis of the existing evidence related to the utility of TENS in patients with xerostomia.MethodologySix randomized controlled trials were identified from databases for inclusion and analysed using non-Cochrane mode in RevMan 5.0 software. The heterogeneity between the studies were assessed using Forest plot, I2 statistics wherein more than 50% was considered to have moderate to severe heterogeneity and Chi-square test with a statistical P-value of less than 0.10 to indicate statistical significance.ResultsResults show that the effect of TENS on salivary flow rate in 369 participants with SMD [95% CI] was 0.63 [-0.03, 1.29] and was not statistically significant.ConclusionTo conclude, the current evidence does not support the use of TENS in patients with xerostomia and may be considered as a salivary substitute for symptomatic improvement. However the type, frequency and amplitude of current used needs to be studied in detail. High quality randomized controlled trials with adequate power are required, either to support or refute the use of TENS in xerostomia.

208

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine - Volume 7, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 409-413
نویسندگان
, ,