The influence of low-frequency variable magnetic fields in reducing pain experience after dental implant treatment

Acta Bioeng Biomech. 2015;17(4):97-105.

Abstract

The paper presents the evaluation of analgesic effect or magnetostimulation and magnetoledtherapy after implantation treatment. The study was conducted on 3 groups (Z applicator, IR applicator and conventional drug therapy) of 10 patients each of whom underwent a single implantation. Magnetostimulation was carried out using Viofor JPS Delux equipment. The patients were exposed to magnetic field for approx. 15 minutes before the treatment and during the visit after 6 hours after the implantation procedure. Pain perception of patients was recorded on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Results: the most intense pain was reported in the control group. The least intense pain appeared in the group with Z applicator. Patients using Z and IR applicators took analgesics less frequently and used much weaker analgesics than the control group. Pain perceived in the first group was between 0 and 2, while in the second group - between 2 and 3, and in the control group - between 3 and 5 in VAS scale. Magnetostimulation reduces patient's demand for analgesics after implantation procedures and yielded better effects in reduction of pain in comparison with magnetostimulation with LED therapy.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analgesia / methods
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Dental Implants / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Field Therapy / instrumentation
  • Magnetic Field Therapy / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy
  • Pain, Postoperative / physiopathology
  • Pain, Postoperative / therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Dental Implants