The effect of acupuncture on salivary flow rates in patients with xerostomia
Item
Title
The effect of acupuncture on salivary flow rates in patients with xerostomia
Author(s)
Journal Publication
Date
1992
volume
73(3)
pages
293-298
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
Of 21 patients with severe xerostomia, 11 were treated with acupuncture and 10 patients received placebo acupuncture. Those patients who received acupuncture treatment showed increased salivary flow rates during and after the acupuncture treatment. The improved salivary values persisted during the observation year, whereas the patients who received placebo acupuncture showed some improvement of salivary flow rates only during the actual treatment. The results of the present study indicate that acupuncture may be a useful adjunct for the stimulation of salivary flow in some patients with xerostomia
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has health condition studied
Stomatognathic Diseases
plan
>1/WK
has study population number
21
has duration
12 Weeks