文档介绍：Acupuncture and Acupressure Techniques for
Reducing Orthodontic Post-adjustment Pain
Abstract
Orthodontic post-adjustment pain is one of the plaints of adult patients undergoing orthodon-
tic treatment. This article aims to introduce bination of acupuncture and acupressure techniques for
reducing orthodontic post-adjustment pain using a single acupuncture point, Hegu (LI-4).
Keywords: Acupuncture, acupressure, dental pain, orthodontics, complementary treatment, anesthesia
Citation: Vachiramon A; Wang WC. Acupuncture and Acupressure Techniques for Reducing Orthodontic
Post-adjustment Pain J Contemp Dent Pract 2005 February;(6)1:163-167.
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The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, Volume 6, No. 1, February 15, 2005
Introduction
Acupuncture has been widely practiced in China
to treat various diseases for more than three
thousand years. When fine needles are inserted
into various acupuncture points, small myelinated
nerve fibers in muscles are stimulated to send
impulses to the spinal cord and, subsequently,
activate three neurological centers: the spinal
cord, the midbrain, and the pituitary-hypothala-
mus. It has been shown various endogenous
substances, such as beta-endorphine, noradrena-
line, enkephalin, and serotonin are involved in the
Acupressure follows the same principle
as acupuncture, but it stimulates the points wit