Acupuncture for TMJ in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Video Transcript

"Dysfunction of temporomandibular joint or called TMJ is a mainly manifested as the joint of pain it limits the mouth’s opening snapping joint and other symptoms. Acupuncture has a remarkable effect in controlling pain of the joint and the recovery of occlusal functions. According to studies about acupuncture in dentistry, acupuncture is a proof effective in the treatment of TMJ dysfunction and the pain. We treat 50 patients of this disease in early years and found that its effective rate was 96 percent, we found that hegu is the most effective for controlling the TMJ pain and the increasing and prevent of the mouth’s opening and the effect usually took place immediately during the needle retain period or after the removal of the needles. Hegu point is located between the thumb and index finger and it pertains to the large intestines and it usually has good effects for most facial problems, toothaches or headaches. Sometimes patient can apply sudden pressure by themselves or called self acupressure on this location to remove TMJ pain. "