Community Health Center Zagreb-West, Postgraduate studies student, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Spring-Summer;33(Suppl 4):1316-1319.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-pharmacological method widely used by medical specialists to manage acute and chronic pain in different circumstances. It can be used to manage pain during many dental procedures, as well as pain due to various conditions affecting the maxillofacial region. The aim of this study was to provide insight into the clinical research evidence for the analgetic application of TENS in pediatric patients. The hypothesis was that TENS device will achieve analgetic effect on teeth during dental procedure.
This study included 125 patients treated at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb clinic during two-year period. After diagnosis of caries and need for restorative treatment, patients were randomly selected in three groups. Group 1 received local anesthesia, group 2 had no anesthesia and group 3 used TENS device. Level of pain was measured with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Research was conducted by one therapist that was calibrated.
We found no statistically significant difference between TENS group and group without anesthesia(p>0.05).
TENS device is not as efficient in achieving analgetic impact during dental procedure as local anesthesia.
经皮神经电刺激（TENS）是一种非药物治疗方法，被医学专家广泛用于管理各种情况下的急性和慢性疼痛。它可用于管理许多牙科手术过程中的疼痛，以及因影响颌面区域的各种病症引起的疼痛。本研究旨在深入了解 TENS 在儿科患者中的镇痛应用的临床研究证据。假设是 TENS 设备将在牙齿治疗过程中达到镇痛效果。
这项研究包括在萨格勒布大学牙医学院诊所治疗的 125 名患者。在诊断龋齿并需要进行修复治疗后，将患者随机分为三组。第 1 组接受局部麻醉，第 2 组没有麻醉，第 3 组使用 TENS 设备。疼痛程度用视觉模拟量表（VAS）测量。由一位经过校准的治疗师进行研究。
我们发现 TENS 组与无麻醉组之间没有统计学上的显著差异（p>0.05）。
与局部麻醉相比，TENS 设备在牙齿治疗过程中实现镇痛效果的效率并不高。
