Hypericum perforatum as a local anesthetic in dental extractions
Abstract
Introduction: for the stomatologist, the elimination of pain is a prerequisite for effective work, and for the patient it means being protected against unnecessary discomfort. Therefore, to carry out a dental extraction, the most common procedure in Stomatology is the use of local anesthetics.
Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of the homeopathic medicine Hypericum perforatum as a local anesthetic in dental extractions.Method: an experimental study was carried out in the Stomatology Clinic of the "Nguyen Van Troi" Provincial Psychiatric Hospital in Ciego de Ávila, from April to October 2014. The sample was made up of 60 patients with treatment criteria, which were divided into three groups of 20 people. In each group a different treatment scheme was used: in treatment scheme No.1 Hypericum perforatum was used at 200 CH power; in the second scheme, 1 000 CH was used; and in the third, the conventional method was followed.
Results: the homeopathic therapy used in dental extractions had a high degree of analgesic efficacy; in patients treated for malocclusion the result was good. Less than 30% of patients had adverse reactions to Hypericum perforatum.
Conclusions: there were no significant differences in terms of age, sex and diagnosis in relation to the treatment schemes used. In scheme No.2 the level of analgesia achieved was high at all ages and was evaluated as good for all established diagnoses; patient satisfaction was high.Downloads
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