Acupuncture Treatment for Toothache

Dr.dr. Sagiran, SpB., M.Kes

Back to Nature

Yin Yang Philosophy

Dinamic and Balance

Five Elements Theory of the Nature

5 Elements in Human Body

Horary Cycle

12 MainMeridians

Why accupuncture?

People seek acupuncture for relief from a variety of ailments. Using certain pressure points in the body, acupuncture aids in pain management and health issues. Toothache pain is among the many ailments that acupuncture can treat.

Significance

• Often unexpected and sometimes requiring a costly dental visit, a toothache can be an annoyance on many levels.

• For those seeking temporary relief, acupuncture can be a very real option; however it will not cure or aid in tooth decay or abscess and it is important to find and treat the source of these major issues.

• Additionally, there is no set time table for treatments. As with all acupuncture cases, treatments length is based on patient's needs.

Function

• Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that emphasizes the science of using small needles in various pressure points throughout the body to aid in pain relief and treatment of illnesses.

• The idea behind Chinese medicine and acupuncture is that the body is connected through different pressure points; therefore a toothache is thought to be caused by the stagnation of circulation within the meridians (stomach and intestines) that travel to the oral cavity.

Effects

• Alleviating the pain of a toothache relies on figuring out if the pain is caused by what sources called stomach-fire, wind-fire or kidney yin deficiency. Once the cause is discovered, different pressure points are worked on to relieve the pain.

• For a toothache, an acupuncturist inserts needles in various areas throughout the feet and hands depending on the location of the tooth pain.

• It is believed in acupuncture that the feet and hands hold the key to pain relief, so common acupoint areas are: the base of the index finger knuckle joint, between the second and third toe bone and on the palm of the hand between middle and ring finger.

• Focusing on these areas is said to temporarily relieve tooth pain.

Organ-related toothache

Clinical Application

•Toothache Toothache is a symptom of various diseases of the teeth and periodontal structures.

• Applications of hand therapy: Massage therapy:

• Location: Toothache point, common cold point, Shangyang (LI 1), Hegu (LI 4), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (L1 3), Yangxi (LI 5), Houxi (SI 3), Shanghegu (EX point), and kidney area. .

Method of manipulation

• :Pinching, digit-pressing and kneading maneuvers applied at toothache point, common cold point, Hegu (L1 4), Shangyang (LI 1), Erjian (LI 2), Sanjian (LI 3), Yangxi (LI 5), Houxi (SI 3) and Shanghegu (EX point) acupoints.

• A toothpick may be used to stimulate kidney point to reduce the pain in patients with an acute toothache attack

Acupuncture therapy:

• At regular and extra acupoints:• Location: Shangyang (LI 1) and Hegu (LI 4) acupoint

s. Method of manipulation: Bleeding therapy is applied at Shangyang (LI 1); and the needle is inserted at Hegu (LI 4) for application of strong needling stimulation and retained for 30 minutes.

At reflective point:

Location: Toothache point. Method of manipulation: The needle is inserted for 1 cm and retained for five minutes after strong stimulation.

Case 1

STOMATITIS Nei Ting

Lao Kung

Case 2

TOOTHACHE

Nei Ting

Cia Ce

Tay Si

Treatment Development

• Massage• Accupressure• Foot Reflexion• Spa (Solution per aqua)• Moxibution• Electrical stimulation• Aqua-puncture

Ear Acupuncture

He Ku (Li 4)(the most frequent used point)

Lets practice to experience!

Thank You