[Is acupuncture effective for dry mouth?] / Helpt acupunctuur bij een droge mond?
Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd
; 128(6): 307-309, 2021 Jun.
Article
en Nl
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34096929
Current therapies for dry mouth have several drawbacks and limitations. Therefore, some patients turn to alternative medicine, such as acupuncture. Three systematic reviews of the literature found that acupuncture may have a positive effect on reducing complaints. However, in these studies, no effect on the salivary secretion rate was observed. Considering the limited number of studies and the low quality of evidence, caution is advised when recommending acupuncture as an alternative therapy for dry mouth.
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Xerostomía
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Humans
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Nl
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Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd
Año:
2021
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Article