title: The change of electric potentials in the oral cavity after application of extremely low frequency pulsed magnetic field.
abstract: Electric potentials occurring in the oral cavity deserve attention as they may cause various diseases and subjective feelings, which are very difficult to treat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the electric potentials within the oral cavity in patients with metal fillings and metal prosthetic restorations, after using a pulsed electromagnetic field. The study was carried out on 84 patients. The Viofor JPS Classic device was used in the treatment. It generates a pulsed electromagnetic field with low induction of the extremely low frequency (ELF) range. Average values of electric potentials in the preliminary test were about the same in both groups; they were 148.8 mV and 145.5 mV. After another appliance of ELF fields there was found a steady decline in the average value of electric potentials in the study group. This decrease was statistically highly significant, while mean values of electric potentials in the control group were characterized by a slightly upward tendency. The obtained statistically significant reduction of electric potentials in the oral cavity of patients having metal fillings and metal prosthetic restorations, after application of the Viofor JPS Classic device, implies a huge impact of ELF pulsed electromagnetic field on inhibition of electrochemical processes, as well as on inhibition of dental alloy corrosion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Propaedeutics in Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland. zpropst@pum.edu.pl
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skomro
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lietz-Kijak
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kijak
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bogdziewicz-Wałęsa
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Opalko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000528:radiation effects*; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004570:Electrogalvanism, Intraoral; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys