Application of Electrical Current in Dental Anesthesia and Its Effect upon Bone Formation.
Abstract
The investigations are concerned with the use of applied electrical currents to instigate particular therapeutic effects. Major emphasis is being devoted to studies of the feasibility of using electrical currents as an agent to control orofacial pain. It has been tentatively demonstrated that electrical currents can interfere with cortical activity deemed of perceptual dependence in a manner similar to the attenuation of cortical responses induced by the analgesic agent nitrous oxide. In addition, an experimental series are being conducted to survey the currents, polarities, and field geometries of significance in the constructive modulation of tissue reparative processes. The work to date has demonstrated that artificial fields can modulate the architecture in both the fibrin clot and fibrous callus stages of initial healing. These results from both the orofacial electroanesthesia and fracture electrotherapeutics are encouraging and the studies are being extended. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 27, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0736391
Entities
People
- Bhim S. Savara
- R. Wayne Fields
Organizations
- University of Oregon