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Use of Acupuncture for Dental Pain: Testing a Model

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010972

Purpose

This study is testing the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture in controlling pain related to the removal of partially impacted mandibular third molars. Acupuncture is the Chinese art of healing by inserting needles into the skin.

Participants ages 18 - 40 are given an initial x-ray to determine if one lower molar is partially bony impacted. Eligible participants will then undergo standard oral surgery to remove the impacted molar. A local anesthetic will be used prior to surgery. Directly after surgery the participant will be assigned to one of three groups. Participants will not be able to select which group they are assigned. Participants will receive either real or sham (fake) acupuncture as a treatment for post-extraction pain. After the initial acupuncture treatment, participants are required to remain for six hours at the dental site to be monitored. If a participants discomfort is measured as moderate or higher then a second acupuncture treatment will be administered. All participants will be administered questionnaires during the day of surgery. Participants will also be required to complete two diaries during the seven days following surgery. On the seventh day, participants return to have stitches removed and hand in completed diaries.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Tooth, Impacted	Procedure: Acupuncture	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Acupuncture

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized

Official Title:	Use of Acupuncture for Dental Pain: Testing a Model

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

At least one lower mandibular molar with partial bony impaction
General good health
Minimum body weight of 99 lbs.
Able to read and write in English

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00010972

Locations


United States, Maryland
	Rivers Center Dental Associates
	Columbia, Maryland, United States, 21046

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Sharon Nelson	University of Maryland

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	R01 AT000010-01M, R01 AT000010-01
First Received:	February 2, 2001
Last Updated:	August 17, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00010972
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Tooth Diseases

Toothache

Pain

Stomatognathic Diseases

Tooth, Impacted

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 04, 2008