Incorporating the Asset of Acupuncture in Dentistry Gopikrishna V1, Gupta A2,*, Kulkarni SB3, Bhaskar NN3, Jacob J4, Sourabha KG4 1Professor, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore 2Post graduate Student, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore 3Reader, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore 4Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health dentistry, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Bangalore *Corresponding author: Ankita Gupta Ph: +918904838650, email: ankita26gupta88@gmail.com
Online published on 15 February, 2017. Abstract Acupuncture is a part of complementary and alternative medicine, originated in China more than 2500 years ago. It has wide range of applications in medicine but in dentistry there is limited information. So, this article focuses on the role of acupuncture specifically in dental sciences and to bridge the gap between knowledge and clinical practice of acupuncture. Top Keywords Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Complementary therapy, Dentistry. Top |