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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3935</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.131426</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Effect of Microcurrent Electrical Stimulation on Two Acupoints to Control Anxiety in Patients Receiving Prosthodontics Treatment&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Balwani</surname><given-names>Tanvi R.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dubey</surname><given-names>Surekha Godbole</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>20</day><month>07</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>4)</volume><issue/><fpage>218</fpage><lpage>223</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: Dental fear is the most common issue which is present in patients. Therefore managing anxiety has become a task to achieve successful treatment. Therefore, dental anxiety is linked with an undesirable effect on oral health. Objective: To evaluate the effect of microcurrent electrical stimulation on two Acupoints i.e yintang and shenmen points to control the level of anxiety amongst the patients. Material and Methods: A total number of 30 patients who scored more than 10 in the MDAS questionnaire were enrolled in the study. Before commencing prosthodontic treatment procedures pulse oximeter and MDAS was used to assess anxiety levels. After which acupuncture and acupressure therapy was performed on acupoints using the acupuncture meridian pen. Treatment procedures were carried out after the therapy. The pre-treatment and post-treatment values were compared. Results: Acupuncture and acupressure performed at yintang acupoint 8.62 __ampersandsignplusmn; 2.32 (mean__ampersandsignplusmn;SD) proved to be more effective compared to shenmen point 9.62__ampersandsignplusmn; 2.26 (mean__ampersandsignplusmn;SD). But when compared with the control group both the acupoints were effective in controlling anxiety levels. The decrease in anxiety levels was statistically significant(p__ampersandsignlt;0.001) when compared with the control group. Conclusion: Acupuncture and Acupressure performed at both the acupoint that is yintang and shenmen efficiently decreases anxiety before dental treatment. Clinical Relevance: Acupuncture and Acupressure performed at both the acupoint that is yintang and shenmen could be a viable option in reducing anxiety levels in the patient receiving prosthodontics treatment. It improves the efficacy of treatment and also saves clinicians time. Moreover, the device used in the study is very effective and convenient to handle.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Acupuncture</kwd><kwd> Anxiety</kwd><kwd> Novel Technique</kwd><kwd> Acupressure</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
