Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
ULF-TENS, pain, non-surgical periodontal therapy, scaling
Brief summary
the aim of the study is to verify the use of TENS in non-surgical periodontal therapy in order to relief pain
Detailed description
non-surgical periodontal therapy could be painfull for some patients and the pain that they may experience can let them avoid therapies, with huge risks for their oral health. Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS) is a device largely used in temporomandibular disorders in order to reduce pain. The aim of our study is to analyze the effect of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS) at the tragus during non-surgical periodontal therapy fro pain relief
Interventions
DEVICEuse of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation
in this study we would like to use for the first time TENS device during non surgical periodontal therapy
DEVICEno TENS during non-surgical periodontal therapy
patients in the control group are going to have non surgical periodontal therapy without TENS
Sponsors
University of L'Aquila
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aging more than 18 and of both sexes seeking for non-surgical periodontal treatment
Exclusion criteria
* Patients following opioids or analgesic therapies during the study * Pregnant women * Patients who have had episodes of epilepsy * Pace-maker patients * Patients who did not signed the informed consent to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tooth pain during non surgical periodontal therapy | 30 minutes | we are going to measure pain with VAS scale |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed