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ABSTRACT
Young, educated population is waking up to the possibilities of ayurveda (ayur: life; veda: knowledge). However, the knowledge regarding science and practice of ayurvedic dentistry is limited or none. Routine dental extractions involve the use of local anesthetic agent in order to relieve the sensation of pain. In the present review article, we aim to throw a light on a technique wherein we do not use the conventional local anesthetics, instead we use the art and science of Ayurveda and yoga for extratction of human teeth. This technique, which is used for painless tooth extraction without local anesthesia, is known as Jalandhar Bandha Yoga.
Key words: Painless, Extraction, Jalandhara Bandha Yoga
NTRODUCTION
The civilization of India has produced a great variety of systems of spiritual beliefs and practices. Ancient seers used yoga as a means to explore the exterior and interior world and, perhaps, ultimately to achieve wisdom and knowledge of the sacred Indian texts: the Vedas, Upanishads, and Shastras. These great teachers, or gurus, did not equate yoga with religion but more as an art of living at the highest level in attunement with the larger life-reality. The emphasis in yoga was on personal verification rather than on belief. The practice of yoga was a way to inner joy and outer harmony.[1]
Yoga and Ayurveda are the ancient science of Indian Wisdom. As a remedy now a day's people are looking towards it for many of their ailments. Ayurveda not only deals with medical line of treatment but it also deals with surgical treatment. We get many references in Ayurveda regarding surgeries being carried out by Sushrutha. Hence Sushrutha is rightly called as "The Father of Surgery". He has done many surgeries like Laporotomy, Craniotomy, Cataract Operation, Plastic surgery, Haemmorrhoidectomy; Painless Tooth Extraction etc. Though there was no Anesthesia in those days he used to carry out surgeries by using some yogic procedure & by manipulating some marmasthanas (vital points) in the body. One such example for this kind of surgery by yoga technique is "Painless Tooth Extraction by Jalandhara Bandha Yoga".[2]
BASICS OF YOGA
The Sanskrit word "yoga" comes from the root yug (to join), or yoke (to bind together or to concentrate). Essentially, however, the word "yoga" has come to...