Main Treated Disease Name:Dislocation of the Tooth Root

Song Formula
The dislocation of the tooth root is caused by wind-heat injury. One can’t speak clearly and has difficulty opening the mouth. Prick the acupoints of Hegu, Xiaguan, and Taixi, and then prick Jiache to penetrate to Dicang.

Introduction of Acupoints
Hegu: Located in the depression between the first and second metacarpal bones of the hand.
Xiaguan: Located below the end of the frontal bone bridge in front of the ear. There is a cavity when the mouth is closed, and it closes when the mouth is opened.

Xiaguan

Taixi: Located five fen behind the medial malleolus of the foot, in the depression of the artery on the calcaneus.
Jiache: Located eight fen below the ear, at the end of the curved cheek, in the depression near the front.
Dicang: Located four fen beside the corner of the mouth, with a slightly moving pulse nearby below.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: According to the New Compilation of Effective Prescriptions: Toothache has many causes. There are toothaches due to yin deficiency, toothaches due to wind-fire, toothaches caused by tooth decay, carbuncles at the root of the teeth, rotting of the tooth roots, pus oozing from the interdental spaces, bleeding from the interdental spaces, gradual growth of fleshy polyps at the tooth roots, wind-heat steaming upward, tooth swelling and headache, and rotting of the tooth roots. There are even cases of tooth bones falling off, tooth boils, and acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, etc.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Mr. Li is from Anhui Province and works in Shezai, Taipei County, Taiwan Province. His wife, 29 years old, suffered from numbness of the tooth roots. Suddenly, the gums became dislodged and all the teeth were in danger of falling off. Both traditional Chinese medicine doctors and Western medicine doctors were at a loss. Introduced by Mr. Shi, at 12:30 a.m. on January 9, 1963 (the fifty-second year of the Republic of China), she came to my clinic on the third section of Xinyi Road, Taipei City, knocking on the door to seek treatment. After diagnosis, it was found to be dislocation of the tooth roots due to stroke. If not treated urgently, all the teeth in the mouth would surely fall off. Immediately, the acupoints of Hegu, Xiaguan, Taixi, Jiache, etc. were pricked. After pricking five times successively, all the teeth returned to normal and she was cured.
[Case 2]: Ms. Wang Xufen, 40 years old, from Jiangsu Province, lives on Fushan Road, Muzha District, Taipei City. She suffered from dislocation of the tooth roots, and all the teeth in her mouth were separated from the tooth roots and were about to fall off. Fortunately, introduced by Mr. Wu, on May 4, 1970 (the fifty-ninth year of the Republic of China), she asked me to diagnose and treat her. After pricking the above-mentioned acupoints four times, she was cured.