Neural Therapy in Dentistry
How Is Neural Therapy Done?
A local anesthetic—the essential component of neural therapy—is injected directly into scars, trigger points, tendons, nerves or other tissues. These are all areas where this electrical flow can become disrupted.
Why use a local anesthetic? In addition to its ability to numb tissues, it also reestablishes a healthy electrical charge around cells which then restores the desired electrical flow. Once there is a normal electrical flow, surgeries, injuries and illnesses heal faster and pain reduces.
As an example, Dr. Chang will use neural therapy during the extraction of an infected tooth that has had root canal therapy from another dentist. This treatment opens up lymphatic draining, thereby helping the body to detox. It also helps bring in more oxygen, thus improving healing.
A patient’s response to neural therapy may be gradual or it may be instant and complete. Neural therapy is an excellent example of the kind of integrative medicine that offers many benefits to dental patients.