Jiache

1. 01About a finger's width in front of and above the angle of the jaw, at the bulge of the masseter muscle. Note: have the patient clench the jaw first to find it.
2. 02With the teeth lightly clenched, locate it at the masseter's bulge on the outer side of the lower jawbone, roughly 1 cun above and in front of the mandibular angle.

1. 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 cun.
2. 02Needle horizontally toward points such as ST-4 Dicang, ST-5 Daying, and ST-7 Xiaguan.
3. 03For toothache, needle transversely toward the upper or lower jaw.
4. 04Insert straight in, 0.5 cun. Sensation: local soreness and distention.
5. 05For facial paralysis, needle transversely toward ST-4 Dicang, 2 to 3 cun. Sensation: soreness and distention radiating around the point.
6. 06For masseter-muscle spasm, angle the needle upward.
7. 07Insert perpendicularly, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, or just under the skin with the needle tip aimed toward ST-4 Dicang.
8. 08Moxa may be used.

Sun Si-miao Ghost point

• ·Expels Wind
• ·Benefits the jaw and teeth
• ·Activates the channel
• ·Relieves pain
• ·Drains Heat from the Yang Ming

• ·Wry mouth and eyes
• ·Cheek and facial swelling
• ·Toothache
• ·Gum disorders
• ·Jaw tension and pain
• ·Inability to chew
• ·Post-Windstroke inability to open the mouth
• ·TMJ arthritis or dysfunction
• ·Widespread toothache with lower-jaw and cheek pain and swelling
• ·Hemiplegia
• ·Total paralysis
• ·Neck stiffness and pain
• ·Mumps
• ·Loss of voice
• ·Trigeminal neuralgia
• ·Facial paralysis
• ·Trismus
• ·Torticollis
• ·Masseter-muscle spasm
• ·Sore throat
• ·Lockjaw
• ·Apoplexy accompanied by trismus
• ·Neck-muscle spasms and neuralgia
• ·Aphonia
• ·Laryngitis

As a key local point, it treats a wide range of jaw-related disorders.