Abstract

CASANAS SANCHEZ, Victoria; PAZ LATORRE, Elvia I  and  SANCHEZ VALDEOLLA, Oscar. The body acupuncture in urgent acute pulpitis. AMC [online]. 2000, vol.4, n.5. ISSN 1025-0255.

A clinical, phase II, early, open, non sequential eassy was performed in 60 patiens of both sex of 15 and years old who were assisted in the emergency service of "Ignacio Agramonte"and "Independencia" Dental Clinics of Camagüey City, with the diagnosis of urgent acute pulpitis within the period from June to September 1997. The therapy of choice was body acupuncture with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of it in urgent acute pulpitis, relating the hemiarcade of each patient with the apparition of pain in relation with sex, ethiologic assessment according to the traditional diagnosis and adeverse reactions. It is concluded that the acupuntural treatment resulted effective in 92% of the patients carries of acute pulpitis, there is no relationship among hemiarcade and sex for the apparition of pain and according to the traditional diagnosis acupuncture treatment brougth about minimal adverse reactions.

Keywords : ACUPUNTURE POINTS; HUMAN BODY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT.

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