Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for recurrent aphthous stomatitis: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a distressing symptom. There are many ways to treat RAS, such as pudilan anti-inflammatory oral liquid and doxycycline and laser therapy, but these take a long time to produce positive effects and compliance is low. Previous reviews of acupuncture treatment for RAS has been growing, but a systematic review is not available. To assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the management of RAS.

Methods and analysis

The following databases will be searched from their inception to 1 February 2020: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang. The randomised controlled trials in English o

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature