Indian Journal of Contemporary Dentistry
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Incorporating the Asset of Acupuncture in Dentistry

  • Author:
  • V Gopikrishna1, A Gupta2,, SB Kulkarni3, NN Bhaskar3, J Jacob4, KG Sourabha4
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 11 to 16

1Professor, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore

2Post graduate Student, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore

3Reader, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore

4Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore

*Corresponding author: Ankita Gupta Ph: +918904838650, email: ankita26gupta88@gmail.com

Online published on 15 February, 2017.

Abstract

Acupuncture is a part of complementary and alternative medicine, originated in China more than 2500 years ago. It has wide range of applications in medicine but in dentistry there is limited information. So, this article focuses on the role of acupuncture specifically in dental sciences and to bridge the gap between knowledge and clinical practice of acupuncture.

Keywords

Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Complementary therapy, Dentistry