KINESIOLOGY: The Backbone of Prosthodontics

Amongst different approaches of complementary and alternative medicines used for treating any type of ailment, applied kinesiology (AK) claims to diagnose illness or select therapy by manual testing muscles for strength and weakness. Applications of AK in dental practice have given a complete assessment, reevaluation and understanding of a patient's general health and wellbeing. AK provides dentists with a wide variety of options for enhancing their diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. The different aspects of structural integration, selection of dental materials, and the equipments used for muscle testing have been described in this book. An overview of literature reveals a positive response by many dental clinicians towards this tool. This book reviews regarding AK and its applications in dental practice and particularly in the subject of Prosthodontics.

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Dr. Arpit Sikri has completed his Graduation (BDS) and Post-graduation (MDS) in the subject of Prosthodontics. Throughout his academic career he has been awarded with gold medals being the Topper of the University. He has to his credit various national publications. He presented paper and poster presentations in various conferences.