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ACUPUNCTURE AND
AURICULOTHERAPY APPLIED
TO DENTISTRY
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DENTAL SCIENCE, MATERIALS
AND TECHNOLOGY
ACUPUNCTURE AND
AURICULOTHERAPY APPLIED
TO DENTISTRY
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Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Concept of Acupuncture and
Search Methodology 5
Chapter 3 Results 7
Chapter 4 Limitations Attributed to the Application
of Acupuncture 27
Chapter 5 Efficacy and Benefits of Acupuncture
in Dentistry 31
Chapter 6 Is Acupuncture Efficient in the
Treatment of Acute Pain? 35
Chapter 7 Is Acupuncture Efficient in the
Treatment of Chronic Pain? 37
Chapter 8 What are the Benefits of Acupuncture? 39
Chapter 9 Auriculotherapy and Dentistry 41
Chapter 10 Final Considerations 49
References 51
Index 57
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Cols. (2005) and Maciocia (2007). From reading and selecting the
content directly related to acupuncture in dentistry, the data were
organized in tables, graphs and illustrations.
For inclusion of the findings, we considered that dental patients are
frequently attended while positioned lying on the back, due to the
anatomic design of the chair traditionally used in the dental office. Thus,
the selection of acupoints presented in this chapter started fundamentally
from the accessibility of areas of the human body (possibility of
visualization and direct access to the site of puncture), based on the
working position in the dental office.
With the aim of complementing the findings from the books
consulted in this review, a complementary search was conducted in
academic studies about the use of acupuncture applied in dental
situations, published over the last ten years (2001-2011). For this search
three databases of theses and dissertations were researched: University of
So Paulo USP, State University of Campinas UNICAMP and
Federal University of So Paulo UNIFESP.
We point out that the universe of diagnosis and treatment offered by
MTC (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is composed of various subjects
linked to the care and maintenance of health. Under these circumstances,
the information made available in this chapter represent a fraction of this
content, since the illustrations presented as follows refer to the bodily
and auricular acupoints most frequently used in the treatment of classical
affections that attack the orofacial region.
It is important to emphasize that the results contained in Tables 1 to
4 represent particular indications of each bodily acupoint. These data
should not be interpreted as a treatment protocol, or suggestion for the
combination of points. The intention of this review was to synthesize
information to facilitate and promote approximation between the dentist
and the main affections capable of undergoing intervention with the aid
of acupuncture. For more detailed guidance on the information related in
this text, it is recommended that specific didactic matter on Acupuncture,
diagnosis and therapies from the perspective of TCM should be
consulted.
Chapter 3
RESULTS
Fonte: Wen (1995); Cobos & Vas (2000); Yamamura (2001); Stux & Pomeranz,
2004; Zhixian & Cols. (2005); Lian et al. (2005); Maciocia (2007).
Note: In the Du Mai (DM) channel, at least 19 acupoints related to affections that
attack the orofacial area are found. However, due to the patients position in
the dental chair (inclusion criterion established by the authors) the acupoints
located in the trajectory of the Du Mai canal have not been mentioned.
18 C. S. Gonalo, J. G. Quispe-Cabanillas and N. F. Barros
We point out that not all dental problems may be grouped in this
manner, nor is the efficacy of acupuncture simply reduced to the
treatment of pain, nevertheless, as it is a recurrent theme, undissociable
from clinical dental attendance, we have judged it necessary to approach
it in a special manner.
Chapter 6
Figure 13. Auricular pavilion and main acupoints used in dentistry (adapted from
Gonzales, 1999).
Table 07. Functions of the ear points and main indications for the
practice of auriculotherapy in dentistry
(adapted from Yamamura, 2001)
Figure 14. Auricular pavilion and main acupoints used in dentistry (adapted from
Yamamura, 2001).
Table 09. Functions of the ear points and main indications for the
practice of auriculotherapy in dentistry (adapted from Zhixian &
Cols., 2005)
Table 10. Selecting points on the ear for treatment of dental diseases
(adapted from Zhixian & Cols. 2005)
Figure 15. Auricular pavilion and main acupoints used in dentistry (adapted from
Zhixian & Cols.,2005).
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
Beijing, 52, 56
A benefits, vii, 3, 5, 28, 39, 49
biosafety, 28, 42
access, 6
bleeding, 3, 44
accessibility, 6
blindness, 37
acupuncture, vii, ix, 2, 3, 5, 6, 23, 24, 25,
blood, 42, 44
27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40,
blood pressure, 44
41, 42, 45, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
blood supply, 42
adaptation, 5
bone(s), 2, 41
adhesion, 39
bone marrow, 3
adults, 37
brain, 41, 44, 45, 47
adverse effects, 27, 29, 35
brain stem, 44
alternative medicine, 55
Brazil, ix
alveolitis, 28, 38
breast cancer, 24
amplitude, 25
analgesic, 2, 5, 35, 44, 45
anatomy, 28 C
ankylosis, 28, 38
anti-inflammatory drugs, 2 CAM, 52
anxiety, 2, 35, 53 Cameroon, 53
apex, 25, 44, 47 caries, 45
apnea, 25 cartilage, 42
Argentina, 54 cerebral cortex, 41, 45
arousal, 45 challenges, 5
arthritis, 44, 47 chemical, 5
aversion, 40 chemotherapy, 24, 37
children, 55
chondritis, 42, 51, 56
B classification, 31
clinical trials, 2, 56
behavioral aspects, 31
58 Index
collateral, 41
community, 52
F
complexity, 27, 32
facial tics, 45
complications, 27, 42, 55
fever, 44
consensus, 27, 37
force, 23
consulting, 31
formation, 27
consumers, 39
foundations, 32
consumption, 24, 39
fractures, 27, 28, 32, 38
controlled studies, 32
funding, ix
covering, 29
D G
gestation, 28
deficiency(s), 27, 37, 47
gingivitis, 2
dental care, 31
graph, 22
dentist, vii, 1, 2, 6, 25, 39
guidance, 6, 31
depth, 27
dermatitis, 28
developed countries, 31 H
diseases, 1, 2, 27, 44, 45, 47
displacement, 28, 38 halitosis, 2
dizziness, 45, 47 headache, 7, 10, 13, 16, 45, 47
drug consumption, 39 health, vii, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 24, 28, 32, 39, 49
drugs, 39 health care, vii, 1, 49
health status, 2, 28
herpes, 2
E
human, vii, 1, 6, 28, 37, 42
human body, 6, 28, 42
edema, 7, 10, 14, 16
education, 31
endocrine, 44, 45 I
endorphins, 27
energy, 5, 41 idiopathic, 28
environments, 2 immune response, 3
epidemiology, 52 incidence, 28, 42
equilibrium, 3, 41 individual character, 27
esophagus, 45 individual characteristics, 27
ethics, 37 individuals, 2, 23, 28
evidence, 2 infection, 42
exposure, 2 inferences, 2
extraction, 35, 44, 54 inflammation, 42, 44
inhibition, 35
insomnia, 45, 47
intervention, 6, 25
Index 59
obstruction, 45
L obstructive sleep apnea, 25
occlusion, 32
large intestine, 44
oral cavity, 1
laryngitis, 44
oral diseases, 44, 45
larynx, 45
oral health, 53
laterality, 23
organism, 1
lichen, 2
organize, 49
liver, 44, 45
organs, 3, 41
love, ix
otoacoustic emissions, 25
lying, 6, 28
lymph, 3
lymph node, 3 P
pain, 2, 14, 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37,
M 38, 39, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 54, 55
palliative, 2
majority, 1, 32, 37, 42
paralysis, 2, 3, 45, 47
manipulation, 42
parotid, 45
masking, 28
parotid duct, 45
masseter, 16, 23, 55
pathology, 31
matter, 6
perforation, 27
medical, 31
periodontal, 32
medicine, 32, 52, 55
periodontitis, 28, 32, 38
meta-analysis, 37, 54
pharyngitis, 44
migraines, 33
pharynx, 45
mixing, 2
Philadelphia, 54
models, vii, 1, 37, 54
pilot study, 53
motivation, 49
placebo, 25, 29, 35, 54, 55
mouth ulcers, 44
pneumothorax, 27
muscles, 23, 53
population, 31
pregnancy, 37
N prevention, 3, 45, 55
principles, 28, 32
National Institutes of Health, 37 professionals, vii, ix, 1, 2, 39
nausea, 2, 24, 37, 45 prophylactic, 31
necrosis, 32, 42 public health, 24, 31
nerve, 44 pulp, 32
60 Index
vehicles, 28 well-being, 5
vertebrae, 47 World Health Organization (WHO), 2,
vertigo, 45, 47 51, 56
visualization, 6
vomiting, 2, 24, 29, 37, 47, 55
X
W xerostomia, 2, 24, 51
weakness, 44