The effectiveness of acupuncture versus clonazepam in patients with burning mouth syndrome

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 289-292

  Jurisic Kvesic, A ^a   Zavoreo, I ^b   Basic Kes, V ^b   Vucicevic Boras, V ^c   Ciliga, D ^d   Gabric, D ^c   Vrdoljak, D V ^b  

^a Private dentistry practice   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME; CLONAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; THERAPEUTICS;

EID: 84938595411     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: 17599873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2015-010759     Document Type: Article

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