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Abstract
Twenty-six patients who were undergoing operative removal of an impacted third molar
were given acupuncture as an alternative to conventional local analgesia. Pain ratings
during different stages of the surgical procedure showed that gingival and periosteal
incisions were tolerated, with only minor pain experienced by 18 of the patients.
During mucoperiosteal flap dissection 12 patients experienced unacceptable pain. In
total, only 2 of the patients tolerated the entire procedure; however, they reported
severe pain during the final part of the operation. In conclusion, it seems that acupuncture
as performed in the present study could not subserve as a routine method for analgesia
in this type of operative procedure.
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☆This work was supported by grants from Karolinska Institutets fonder and by the Swedish Dental Society.
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