Acupuncture helps Dental Anxiety

Acupuncture helps dental anxiety. American authors lead by the University of Detroit, have concluded acupuncture helps dental anxiety. The reviewers surveyed 408 articles, covering over 50000 patients trying 14 different non-pharmaceutical interventions. Acupuncture, acupressure, music, CBT, relaxation and hypnosis were among the most successful. Acupuncture and acupressure, although not widely tested, were given an effectiveness rating of 100%.

(Dealing with Anxious Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Nonpharmaceutical Interventions to Reduce Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Medical or Dental Procedures. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, September 2021.)

Author: Robin Costello

I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training. I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.