A clinical study on the treament of Sjogren's syndrome with electrical stimulation
- VernacularTitle:微电刺激治疗舍格伦综合征临床研究
- Author:
Xiaoqin WANG
;
Songling WANG
;
Xiuqing ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Electrical stimulation;
Sjogren's syndrome;
Treatment outcome
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2001;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
objective: To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on the treament of Sjogren's syndrom(SS) . Methods: Ten SS patients were treated with electrical stimulation at less than 6 V and 9 mA of the current for 6 min each time and three times each day, the treatment was countinued for 20 days. The symptom of dry mouth was classified into 0,1,2,3 and 4 according to a treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS). Unstimulated and stimulated whole saliva flow rates on chewing medical paraffin were determined before and after treatment.Results: The symptom of dry mouth was markedly improved in two SS patients, moderately in 2 and slightly in 5. No improvement was found in 1 case. Before and 1, 2 and 3 weeks after treatment unstimulated whole saliva flow rate(ml/min) was 0.14?0.35, 0.14?0.38, 0.16 ?0.35 and 0.22?0.42; stimulated 0.58?0.40, 0.61?0.41, 0.78?0.37 and 0.90?0.39, respectively.Conclusion: Electrical stimulation can markedly improve the symptom of dry mouth in the patients with SS.
