Acupuncture and acupressure techniques for reducing orthodontic post-adjustment pain

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-167

  Vachiramon, Amornpong ^a   Wang, Wendy C ^b  

^a Qu Mary's Sch of Med and Dent ^*

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Acupuncture; Anesthesia; Complementary treatment; Dental pain; Orthodontics

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; ORTHODONTICS; SAFETY; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 15544383410     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-6-1-163     Document Type: Article

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