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  • 标题:Electroacupuncture for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
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  • 作者:Soo-Hyun Sung ; Dongsu Kim ; Minjung Park
  • 期刊名称:Healthcare
  • 电子版ISSN:2227-9032
  • 出版年度:2021
  • 卷号:9
  • 期号:11
  • DOI:10.3390/healthcare9111497
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:MDPI Publishing
  • 摘要:Although electroacupuncture (EA) is an effective treatment for pain relief, there has been no systematic review of EA treatment for temporomandibular disorder TMD. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EA in TMD management. We searched 14 databases until April 2021 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of EA on TMDs. Eleven RCTs with 667 patients that used three acupuncture points (ST6, ST7, and LI4) were included. Two RCTs reported significant effects of EA plus microwave treatment compared with EA treatment alone on the total effectiveness rate (TER) for TMD. Further, two studies reported that compared with ultrashort wave alone, EA plus ultrashort wave had a significant effect on the TER for TMD and visual analog scale. All RCTs did not report adverse events. Our findings demonstrated the positive potential of EA in TMD management. However, there was weak evidence regarding EA use for TMD management given the poor quality and small sample sizes of the included studies. In the future, well-designed RCTs are required. It is necessary to investigate clinical trials and systematic reviews to compare the effectiveness and safety of EA and acupuncture for TMD.
  • 关键词:electroacupuncture; electroacupuncture therapy; temporomandibular disorders; systemic review; randomized controlled trial; complementary and alternative medicine
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