[1st observations on soft-laser therapy in odontostomatology]. / Prime osservazioni sulla soft-laser-terapia in odontostomatologia.

The authors present their results on the use of Soft-Laser-Therapy in dentistry. The successes obtained in the few number of cases treated with this technique on dental abscess, apical granulomas, gingivitis and facial pain are encouraging and induce the authors to carry on further researches on this topics.

[Neuroreflexotherapy of facial vasomotor pains with soft laser (He-Ne). Discussion of the results in the light of the dermatoneuromeric theory]. / Trattamento neuroriflessoterapico delle algie vasomotorie della faccia con soft-laser (He-Ne). Discussione dei risultati alla luce della teoria dermatoneuromerica.

The Author presents clinical cases suffering from facial pains of vascular origin treated with Helium-Neon 5 m.w. soft-laser. Local points belonging to the maxillary branch of the V pair, distant points increasing ACTH and beta endorphin levels, nose and ear points have been stimulated. 80% of our subjects previously treated with pharmacological therapy with none or little results, presented excellent and good results with segmental and hormonal neuroreflexotherapy. Results are discussed in the light of dermatoneuromeric theory.

[The importance of the metamere in the interpretation of the therapeutic results obtained with acupuncture. Elaboration of the dermatoneuromeric theory and critical comment]. / L'importanza del metamero nell'interpretazione dei risultati terapeutici ottenuti con agopuntura. Elaborazione della teoria dermatoneuromerica e commento critico.

The Authors after personal experimental studies and bibliographic researches, propose, through the formulation of the dermatoneuromeric theory, an explanatory model for the understanding of the reflexotherapeutic results in the visceral pathology treatment. The fact that different authors propose many different points for the functional balance of the internal organs and consequent diseases, that these points are located in many cases on the same dermatomes and that these are connected with the starting neuromes of autonomic fibres (Ortho and Parasympathetic) to the organ to be cured, indicates that Acupuncture is a spinal metameric reflexotherapy with scanty modulation of the supraxial centres, in opposition to Acupuncture analgesia. The Alarm (Mo) and Concurring (Yu) points of each channel are the most distant and nearest to the spinal cord and their stimulation establishes the upper and lower limit of the part of cord that we want to stimulate. Anesthetic blocks outside the "firing tract" do not influence the output, while the selective blocks can limit or abolish the Acupuncture effect. Ancient and modern therapeutic methods utilize these reflexes, giving an unique interpretation to alla reflexotherapies.

[Acupuncture as a part of a program of detoxification and weaning from opiates: 25 cases]. / Agopuntura come parte di un programma di disintossicazione e disassuefazione da oppiacei: 25 cases.

Presents results of a detoxification and habit loosing program carried out in 25 morphine-like substances addicts (mainly heroine) aged 19-26. The therapeutic treatment based on gabaergic drugs (l-glutamine, sodium valproate and piridoxine), low doses psychodrugs (tricyclics and benzodiacepines) and acupuncture, began in 13 subjects at the hospital and continued at the outpatients' service, while 12 subjects were treated only at the outpatients' service. Follow up: 6 subjects of the hospitalized group free from the addiction (5 subjects from more than 1 year after their discharge); 3 subjects of the outpatients' group abstinent from no more than 4 months after discharge. Biochemical mechanisms involved in this therapeutic program are extensively discussed.

[Unusual use of reflexotherapeutic technics for control of pain in cases of phantom limb. Spinal and supraspinal theory]. / Inusuali applicazioni di tecniche riflessoterapeutiche per il controllo del dolore nei casi di arto fantasma. Teoria spinale e sovraspinale.

Treatment of selected cases of amputees suffering from phantom-limbs pains by means of unusual techniques of reflexotherapy is reported. Nose, hand and foot acupuncture and classical auricolotherapy demonstrate in the patients here reported the beneficial effect of these methods. Nosologic, pathologic, clinic results and the anatomo functional mechanisms through which the therapeutic action of reflexoterapy can be explained are discussed. Spinal and trigeminal-reticulo-spinal pathways (central biasing mechanism) are postulated as inhibitory control system for somatic afferences.

[History and socio-political motivations of acupuncture in China and in Europe]. / Storia e motivazioni socio-politiche dell'agopuntura in Cina ed in Europa.

In this paper is described the story of acupuncture in China and in Europe. Besides storical points of view, are discussed the social-political reasons that raised acupuncture to a high level in people Republic of China, and the practical reasons of this therapy. Besides are discussed summarily the indications and scientific bases of this methodology.

[Circulatory disorders and acupuncture]. / Disturbi del circolo ed agopuntura.

The present study was designed to examine whether acupuncture is useful in the treatment of some disorders of the vascular system as the thromboangiitis obliterans of the extremities, the Raynaud's disease and in the therapy of ulcers by venous stasis. From the data presented it appears that acupuncture is effective in releasing the arterial spasm and especially in increasing the circulation in collateral vessels. In order to prove the efficiency of acupuncture in the above disorders, the response to acupuncture was compared with that obtained by a pharmacological treatment with lumbar paravertebral block.

[Acupuncture in the treatment of neuralgic syndromes of the facial region. Methodological studies and evaluation of the clinical results]. / L'agopuntura nel trattamento di alcune sindromi nevralgiche del distretto facciale. Ricerca di una metodologia e valutazione dei risultati clinici.

The A. present their experiences in the therapy of 274 facial neuralgias treated by acupuncture at the department of Oral Surgery of the University of Turin Medical School, between September 1973 and June 1976. The problems of a precise diagnosis and a research on the methods of treatment and statistical evaluation of the clinical results are presented with particular interest to the relation between acupuncture treatment and drug therapy.

[Study of cutaneous electrophysiology applicable to viscerocutaneous reflexes]. / Studio di elettrofisiologia cutanea applicabile ai riflessi viscerocutanei.

A description is given of the important part played by the skin as a site of electrical charges, as shown by the data offered by cutaneous electrophysiology. Personal research on 150 subjects is described. The results have useful applications in semeiotics and viscerocutaneous therapy. They also provice an explanation for the results achieved by acupuncture, a subject at present in the forefront of scientific investigation.