Efficacy of power strips as an alternate pain relief method in dental extractions: a clinical trial

2016-05-16T05-59-46Z
Source: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Amanpreet Kaur, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Randeep Singh Mann, Jyotsna Goyal, Bikramjit Singh Gill, Sanjeet Gill.
Background: Reducing post-interventional inflammation and pain in odontostomatological surgery procedures, such as tooth extractions, implants or oral biopsies is a relevant clinical goal. Therefore the present study was conducted to access the effect of PowerStrips on the patients with the post- operative pain associated with the extraction of tooth. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted among 88 subjects who were to undergo non-surgical extraction of their tooth a private clinic. PowerStrips patch was applied on the side of extraction after the procedure. Post-procedure pain was assessed on the same day after tooth extraction before application of PowerStrips and three days after application by means of a 10 cm visual analogue scale (VAS) (from 0: no pain to 10: extreme pain). The data obtain from the study subjects were statistically evaluated using Paired t-test. Results: The mean difference in VAS score after application of PowerStrips on 1st and 3rd day was found to be 4.68 which was found to be statistically significant (P


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