Journal of TMJ Balancing Medicine (턱관절균형의학회지)

Association of TMJ Balancing Medicine (턱관절균형의학회)
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Intraoral Appliances in the Medical Classics of 12th to 19th Centuries

12~19세기 한의학 고전문헌에 나타난 턱관절 구강내장치에 대한 고찰

  • Lee, Young-Jun (Institute of TMJ Balancing Medicine, Graduate School of Integrated Medicine, CHA University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Bae (Namwon-si Jucheon Public Health Center) ;
  • Choi, Geun-Wook (Bondiol Kyunghee Korean Medicine Clinic) ;
  • Yin, Chang Shik (Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이영준 (차의과학대학 통합의학대학원) ;
  • 이상배 (남원시보건소) ;
  • 최근욱 (본디올경희한의원) ;
  • 인창식 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.12.05
  • Accepted : 2014.12.17
  • Published : 2014.12.20
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Abstract

Objectives: Intraoral appliances (IOA) are applied in the clinical practice of Korean medicine to improve the balance between yin and yang of the body such as temporomandibular joint balancing medicine. Historical examples of IOA were not well known. This study reports prototype IOA's described in medical classics. Methods: Several medical classics of 12th to 19th centuries were narratively reviewed for prototypical descriptions of IOA's in the context of clinical practice. Results: IOA's in the medical classics reviewed adopted such materials as bamboo, chopsticks, and coins that were adjusted in the height and were used as a temporary IOA's with response of the patient being monitored. IOA's were applied integratively with herbal medicine for diverse complaints such as pain, hearing problem, cough, asthma, and rhinorrhea. Conclusions: Prototype IOA's in the medical classics suggest an individualized, integrative, and holistic principle and usage of IOA's in the tradition of Korean medicine.

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