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Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey

On-line version ISSN 1025-0255

Abstract

BETANCOURT GAMBOA, Kenia et al. Analgesic action of digitopuncture previous to the conventional stomatological treatment in acute pulpitis. AMC [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.1. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: patients with acute pulpitis caused to the pain that characterizes it, in occasions allow carrying out a satisfactory endodontic treatment of urgency. Objective: to evaluate the analgesic action of digitopuncture previous to the conventional stomatological treatment in acute pulpitis. Method: a before and after type quasi-experimental, evaluation study was performed, in the stomatological urgency consultation at Previsora polyclinic from September 2008 to April 2009, the study universe was conformed by patients that came to the consultation with pain caused by acute pulpitis and the sample was integrated by 40 patients who had not received previous treatment. The intensity of pain was evaluated to 30 minutes and patient's cooperation was valued during the conventional treatment. Results: in 90% of cases was evaluated as effective the treatment carried out and patients referred to feel satisfied with the treatment received (90%). Conclusions: the intensity of pain before treatment was moderate in more than the half of patients and the ¾ parts of the sample referred having no pain.

Keywords : PULPITIS; TOOTH, NONVITAL [therapy]; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; PAIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL.

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