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13 questions · 16 findings · 4 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 8 · 50%GRADE not reported 2 · 12.5%Very low 1 · 6.3%Low 5 · 31.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Psychological / counselling interventions (counselling, acupuncture, cognitive behavioural therapy, relaxation therapy, behaviour modification, electromyographic biofeedback, hypnosis, re-education) vs Another intervention, or no intervention

Outcome not reported · Patients of any age in any setting requiring intervention for iatrogenic injury to the inferior alveolar or lingual nerve

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham control

Taste discrimination improvement · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes taste discrimination improvement compared with sham control (deactivated laser sham acupuncture) (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham control

Health‐related quality of life · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing taste disturbances 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Results (health-related quality of life): Brandt 2008 assessed HRQoL in dysgeusia patients and reported significant improvement in psychological symptoms in the acupuncture group and increased quality of life in both…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Acupuncture vs sham control

Adverse events · Patients with idiopathic dysgeusia and hypogeusia

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome

Acupuncture may leads to higher unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) compared with placebo (sham acupuncture) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Stimulated whole saliva (SWS) · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome

Acupuncture may leads to higher stimulated whole saliva (SWS) compared with placebo (sham acupuncture) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Adverse events · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome
1 finding from 1 review