Where to get acupuncture for toothache

Traditional Chinese medicine is our country's treasure. The ancients relied on traditional Chinese medicine to treat their health. Now we are paying more and more attention to traditional Chinese medicine. Many medical colleges will set up courses related to traditional Chinese medicine. More and more people will choose traditional Chinese medicine treatments, such as acupuncture, scraping, and cupping, which are the most common ones. Acupuncture has many functions, such as treating the cervical vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, etc. So where can you apply acupuncture if you have a toothache?

1. Which acupuncture points are suitable for toothache?

1.1 Wind-heat invasion

Toothache occurs suddenly, worsens in paroxysmal forms, relieved by cold, aggravated by heat, with swollen gums; cold body, fever, thirst; red tongue with white or thin yellow coating, and rapid pulse. Acupuncture: Fengchi and Waiguan points.

1.2. Steaming of gastritis

Severe toothache, swollen and red gums or pus and blood, pain relieved by cold, difficulty chewing; thirst, bad breath, red urine and constipation, red tongue with dry yellow coating; stringy, rapid, surging or slippery pulse. Acupuncture: Erjian and Neiting points.

1.3. Deficiency fire ascending

The toothache is dull, comes and goes, lighter during the day and heavier at night; the gums are dark red and shriveled, the tooth roots are loose, and there is weakness in biting things; the waist and knees are sore, and there is heat in the five parts of the body; the tongue is tender and red with little coating, and the pulse is thready and rapid. Acupuncture: Taixi, Zhaohai and Xuanzhong points.

2. How does acupuncture treat toothache?

2.1. Ear acupuncture

Select teeth, mouth, stomach, kidneys, Shenmen, large intestine, etc., and apply fenugreek seed paste or acupuncture with fine needles, once a day.

2.2 Electroacupuncture

Select the acupoints of Jiache, Hegu and Xiaguan, prick them with filiform needles first to stimulate the qi, then use dense electric waves and apply the electricity for 25 minutes. Take once a day until the pain subsides.

2.3. Fine Needle Therapy

Select Hegu, Jiache, Xiaguan, Neiting and other points as the main acupoints. For toothache caused by stomach fire, use Neiting, Erjian, etc.; for toothache caused by wind and fire, use Fengchi, Waiguan, etc.; for toothache caused by deficiency fire, use Xingjian, Taixi, etc. Use the draining method for acupuncture, and supplement Taixi for toothache caused by deficiency-heat. Take once a day, 7 days as a course of treatment.

3. Is acupuncture effective for toothache?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that wind-heat invasion and wind-fire evil toxins can damage the teeth and gums, causing the evil to gather and not disperse, qi and blood to stagnate, qi points to be blocked, and blood stasis to block the blood vessels, leading to disease. In addition, the hand and foot yangming meridians represent the lower and upper teeth respectively. Heat accumulated in the large intestine and stomach or wind evil invades the meridians from the outside, stagnates in the yangming and turns into fire, and the fire evil goes up along the meridians and causes toothache. The kidneys govern bones, and teeth are remnants of bones. Insufficient kidney yin and rising of virtual fire can also cause toothache. There are also people who eat too much sweet and sour food, have unclean mouth and teeth, and the dirt and filth corrode their teeth and cause pain. Therefore, the main cause of toothache is the patency of the Qi points, followed by its relationship with the hand and foot Yangming meridians and the kidney meridians. Acupuncture can effectively relieve pain and reduce inflammation.

Which acupoints should be massaged when you have toothache?

1. Press and rub Fengchi acupoint

Place the tips of your thumbs on the Fengchi acupoints on the same side, and use the other four fingers to press and rub on both sides of the head with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: dispel wind and cold, refresh the mind.

Which acupoints should be massaged for toothache? How to massage for toothache? Acupoints for toothache

2. Press and rub Yangxi acupoint

Place the tip of your thumb on the opposite Yangxi acupoint and pinch it with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Clears away heat, relieves pain.

3. Pinch the toothache point

Place the tip of your thumb on the toothache point on the opposite side and pinch it with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Promote blood circulation and relieve pain, dredge meridians and relieve spasms.

4. Press and rub Xiaguan acupoint

Place the middle or index fingers of both hands on the Xiaguan acupoint on the same side of the face, and press and rub with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Soothe wind and clear heat, relieve spasms and relieve pain.

Which acupoints should be massaged for toothache? How to massage for toothache? Acupoints for toothache

5. Press the cheek point

Place the tips of your thumbs on the cheek-cartilage points on the same side of the face, apply appropriate force, and press from light to heavy pressure for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Antispasmodic and analgesic, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling.

6. Pinch Shaohai acupoint

Place the tip of your thumb on the Shaohai point on the opposite side and pinch it with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: dispel wind and cold, dredge meridians and relieve pain.

7. Push the acupoints

Place the tip of your thumb on the opposite side of the Xingjian acupoint and push up and down with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute.

Efficacy: Reduce swelling and relieve pain, promote blood circulation and activate meridians.

8. Massage the cheeks

Place the palms of both hands on the cheeks on the same side, and massage with appropriate force for 0.5 to 1 minute, until the cheeks feel warm.

Efficacy: Activate blood circulation, dispel cold, relieve spasms and relieve pain.