Electrical nerve stimulation for xerostomia: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Background: Xerostomia leads to caries, infection and overall psychological discomfort. Salivary substitutes and pharmacological agents have been tried only with temporary relief. The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been contemplated on by various researchers for treatm...

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Main Authors: Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Kannan Sridharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411017300093