Narmatha, N (2020) The Effect of Electrostimulation on Salivary Production in patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Masters thesis, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai.
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Abstract
AIM OF THE STUDY: To determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in stimulating salivary flow from submandibular gland and sublingual gland in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. OBJECTIVE: To compare the salivary volume between unstimulated saliva and saliva stimulated with TENS in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and to substantiate the role of TENS as highly effective in stimulating the salivary production in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 15 adult male patients who were undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer with TENS stimulation, before radiotherapy, immediately after radiotherapy, radiotherapy on the 3rd week, 1st month .Saliva was collected without stimulation for 5 minutes and after electrostimulation with TENS unit for 5 minutes in a autoclavable graduated container. The results were statistically analysed using T –test. The data were analysed using the statistical software SPSS v.23. RESULTS: All the patients participated in this study shown significant value at 5 level with P value ranging from 0.011 – 0.050. There was a significant increase in the stimulated salivary output by electrostimulation with TENS unit. CONCLUSION: The present study gave us an insight about the effectiveness of TENS therapy in stimulating salivary flow. It can be used in conjunction with radiation therapy for reducing the hypo salivation induced in radiotherapy patients.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Radiation therapy, salivary flow, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS). |
| Subjects: | DENTAL > Oral Medicine and Radiology |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2021 03:08 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2021 03:08 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/14516 |
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