Influence of oral health on the facial expressions and on the acupuncture examination in equines

IF 0.4 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1590/1678-4162-12678

M. M. Coneglian, S. Weber, P. Michelotto Júnior

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The present study investigated the influence of oral health on horses’ facial expression, reactivity of the acupuncture points and the perception of trainers and owners. We investigated 87 adult horses involved in sports or working activities. Pain was scored in person and by photography by an evaluator “blinded” to the animals’ dental condition, using the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS). The acupuncture examination was performed by the same evaluator. Animals were evaluated before (T0) and 15 days (T1) after dental treatment. All horses included in the study had dental disorders. Statistically significant results were seen in median HGS scoring (3 vs. 1, p = 0.001) and number of reactive acupoints (11.2±5.6 vs. 4±2.9, p = 0.001). Additionally, complaints by the trainers/owners were lower at T1 compared with T0. There was a reduction in the pain reaction to application of pressure on following acupoints: dental point (44 vs. 4), Stomach-7 (31 vs. 3), Tiple-Heater (TH)-17 (27 vs. 4), and TH-16 (22 vs. 4). We concluded that acupuncture can be an adjunct method for diagnosis of dental disorders and treatment follow-up.

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口腔健康对马面部表情及针刺检查的影响

摘要本研究调查了口腔健康对马面部表情、穴位反应性以及驯马师和主人感知的影响。我们调查了87匹参与体育或工作活动的成年马。疼痛由一名对动物的牙齿状况“视而不见”的评估人员亲自和通过摄影进行评分，并使用马痛苦量表（HGS）。针灸检查由同一评估人员进行。在牙齿治疗前（T0）和治疗后15天（T1）对动物进行评估。研究中所有的马都患有牙齿疾病。HGS评分中位数（3 vs.1，p=0.001）和反应穴位数量（11.2±5.6 vs.4±2.9，p=0.001）具有统计学意义。此外，与T0相比，训练者/所有者在T1的投诉较低。对以下穴位施加压力的疼痛反应有所减轻：牙穴（44对4）、胃-7（31对3）、提普加热器（TH）-17（27对4）和TH-16（22对4）。我们得出的结论是，针灸可以作为诊断牙齿疾病和随访治疗的辅助方法。

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Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria E Zootecnia 农林科学-兽医学

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

25.00%

发文量

111

审稿时长

9-18 weeks

期刊介绍： Publica artigos originais de pesquisa sobre temas de medicina veterinária, zootecnia, tecnologia e inspeção de produtos de origem animal e áreas afins relacionadas com a produção animal. Atualmente a revista mantém 628 permutas (419 internacionais e 209 nacionais), sendo um verdadeiro suporte para o recebimento de periódicos pela Biblioteca da Escola. A partir de 1999, a Escola de Veterinária delegou à FEP MVZ Editora o encargo do gerenciamento e edição de todas suas publicações, inclusive do Arquivo, ficando somente com o apoio logístico (instalações, equipamentos, pessoal etc.). O apoio financeiro é exercido pelo CNPq/FINEP e pela própria FEP MVZ.