far east

india
china
japan

nations in the far east

indus valley civilization

the ________has yielded evidence of dentistry being practiced as far back as 7000 BCE

bow drills

the earliest form of dentistry involved curing tooth related disorders with ______ operated perhaps, by skilled bead craftsmens

ashvins

dentistry was held to be of divine origin in india

tradition dating from as early as 5000 BCE, has it that the _____(tiwn sons of the sun) imparted their knowledge to INDRA

dhanvantari

INDRA also imparted the “science of life” (AYUVERDA) to ________(deity of medicine)

charaka

dhanvantari imparted to _____

sushruta

charaka imparted to ____ (who wrote on surgery)= considere “father or surgery”

sushruta samhita

early indian dental treatment comes from __________(samhita means “collection”)-which described 120 surgical instruments, 300 surgical procedures, 8 human surgical categories

sacred tooth of buddha

according to sri lankan legends, when the buddha died, his body was cremated in a sandalwood pyre at kusinara in india, and his left canine tooth was retrieved by arahat khema, khema then fave it to king brahmadatte for veneration

nei ching

the oldest medical book known in china is _____ ( the laws of medicine ) was devoted to HUANG-DI (the yellow emperor)

yin and yang

the yellow emperor said the principle of _______ is the foundation of the entire universe

yang

masculine- sun, heat

yin

feminine- darkness, cold

acupuncture

which has an important role in chinese medicine, has located 26 ______ point toothache and 6 points for gum diseases

rudimentary dental extractions were performed as early as 6000 BC

natural bristle brushes

were invented by the ancient chinese who made toothbrushes with bristles form the neck of cold climate pigs

toothpaste

was used as long ago as 5000 BC in both china and india

a paste of musk and a ginger powder was frequently used in order to whited teeth in ancient china

nails
piece of wood
knives

the chinese who wished to have a beatiful teeht used their _____,____,___ to clear remntants of food from their teeth

amalgam

they recomended the use of _____ which was called the silver dough or paste and placed on decayed teeth

fingers

early chinese tooth-pullers used their _______, strengthening them for the task by spending hours pulling nails out of planks

tooth picks

______ were known to be popular in ancient china, japan, india, iran, and other early eastern civilizations.

kampo

the japanese adaptation of chinese medicine is known as

moxibustion

traditional chinese medicine therapy using moxa or mugwort herb

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