Use of TENS in Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment

University of L'Aquila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy

Treatments: Device: no TENS during non-surgical periodontal therapy; Device: use of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06870747

UL'Aquila

Details and patient eligibility

About

the aim of the study is to verify the use of TENS in non-surgical periodontal therapy in order to relief pain

Full description

non-surgical periodontal therapy could be painfull for some patients and the pain that they may experience can let them avoid therapies, with huge risks for their oral health. Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS) is a device largely used in temporomandibular disorders in order to reduce pain. The aim of our study is to analyze the effect of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS) at the tragus during non-surgical periodontal therapy fro pain relief

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aging more than 18 and of both sexes seeking for non-surgical periodontal treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Patients following opioids or analgesic therapies during the study

  • Pregnant women
  • Patients who have had episodes of epilepsy
  • Pace-maker patients
  • Patients who did not signed the informed consent to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

patients who undergo non-surgical periodontal therapy with TENS switch on

Treatment:

Device: use of Transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

patients who undergo non-surgical periodontal therapy with TENS switch off

Treatment:

Device: no TENS during non-surgical periodontal therapy