Acupuncture treatment for pain after tooth extraction
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
: Acupuncture has limited application in dentistry, but it can relief dental symptoms very quickly. The acupuncture plays important role in the dental science, because it can be effective in treating many dental conditions like facial pain, TMJ dysfunction, dry mouth problems, post-operative pain, dental anxiety and etc. Acupuncture is also used for treating pain aftrer tooth extraction. There are various causes of toothache. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), toothache is caused by a stagnation of energy in the body. In this article are shown three patients, two males, both 66 years old and one 30 years old female, with dental pain after molar extraction. Acupuncture treatments were made in clinic for TCM and acupuncture in Skopje, Macedonia. The patients needed no more than 5 treatments to achieve the positive results and relieve the pain.
Authors and Affiliations
Jihe Zhu, Blagica Arsovska, Kristina Kozovska, Karolina Nikolovska
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