Acupuncture/acupressure to treat gagging dental patients: a clinical study of anti-gagging effects
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Title
Acupuncture/acupressure to treat gagging dental patients: a clinical study of anti-gagging effects
Author(s)
Date
2000
volume
48(4)
pages
446-452
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
Noninvasive methods advocated by some clinicians are not very successful in dealing with patient gagging, while sedation approaches run the risk of the patient aspirating foreign bodies. The P-6 Neikuan acupuncture point, located on the wrist, has been used in the Far East for thousands of years for its anti-nausea and anti-anxiety properties. In the West, it is the acupuncture point most studied. Only recently has interest been shown in the P-6 point for its possible anti-gagging effect. The anti-gagging effect of P-6 stimulation is documented in this article. The P-6 point has remarkable anti-gagging effects if stimulation is applied correctly. Clinicians may apply thumb pressure at the P-6 point to achieve some effect, although this is not as effective as acupuncture. Nevertheless, a substantial percentage of gagging patients would be able to go through dental procedures without gagging when the P-6 point is stimulated
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has health condition studied
Stomatognathic Diseases
plan
N/A
has study population number
230
has duration
1 Day