Don't know if you've seen these sites. Check them out anyway.


http://www.petervarley.com/publications/acupuncture.html

http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/articles/dentacu.html

http://altmed.iatp.org.ua/acupuncture/treatment/chinacongress84/tooth
_extraction_under_acupunctu.htm

http://members.rediff.com/mradc/surgerycase1.htm











--- In acupunctureforum@yahoogroups.com, "grouppastime"
<grouppastime@y...> wrote:
> Hello. I am currently searching for information on combining
> acupuncture with dentistry. My main interest in having acupuncture
> used as a replacement for anesthesia when getting a filling. I
have
> found a couple articles from the UK about a few dentists now using
> acupuncture in their practice. I found one dentist in New York who
is
> also a LAc but no one else in the US. Does anyone have any
knowledge
> or experience about acupuncture used as anesthesia? I have several
> cavities and am trying to avoid western medicine. Also herbs might
be
> a possibility for an anesthetic alternative if anyone has any
> knowledge on that.