A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment for Oral Ulcer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral ulcer (OU) is a common oral mucosal disease manifested with obvious pain. In some studies, the efficacy of acupuncture in OU has been confirmed, but systematic reviews and meta-analyses for them are lacking. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of OU.

Methods

We searched the literature from eight databases from their inception to December 2021. We included randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for the treatment of oral ulcer. The meta-analysis was carried out using Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 16.0. The main outcomes were the effective rate and the recurrence rate, the secondary outcomes were the visual analogue score (VAS) and the ulcer healing time.

Results

Totally, 18 studies were finally included in the meta-ana

SUBMITTER: Yan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9666018 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature