Glimpse of TENS in Dentistry: A Literature Review

Priyanka P Ostwal; Ekta Gupta; Niladri Maiti; Pratik Surana; Brahmananda Dutta; Rajesh Waskle

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_122_23

Glimpse of TENS in Dentistry: A Literature Review

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2023 Jul;15(Suppl 2):S846-S848. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_122_23. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Authors

Priyanka P Ostwal¹, Ekta Gupta², Niladri Maiti³, Pratik Surana⁴, Brahmananda Dutta⁵, Rajesh Waskle⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurophysiotherapy, Apollo College of Physiotherapy, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
² Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Patan, Gujarat, India.
³ School of Dentistry, Akfa University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
⁴ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Center, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
⁵ Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy has been accepted to treat a wide range of illnesses, including phantom limb pain, joint pain, low back pain, and cervical discomfort. TENS is not frequently used in dentistry, despite its potential advantages. 3, 4 Therefore, the rationale of present review is to discuss its dental applications in order to spread awareness of them among the dental profession.

Keywords: Orofacial pain; TMD; pain; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.

Publication types

Review