ABSTRACT
Se describe el caso clínico de una paciente de 62 años de edad, quien temía a los anestésicos dentales convencionales, pero tenía gran preocupación por rehabilitar su estética con prótesis inmediata. Se decidió aplicar anestesia acupuntural y realizar las extracciones dentales para que recibiera el tratamiento deseado. No se manifestaron reacciones adversas y la paciente quedó satisfecha por los resultados obtenidos, así como por las ventajas que ofrece esta terapia natural.
The case report of a 62 years patient is described who was afraid of the conventional dental anesthetics, but she had great concern to rehabilitate her aesthetics with immediate prosthesis. It was decided to apply acupunctural anesthetic and to carry out the dental extractions so that she received the desired treatment. There were not adverse effects and the patient was satisfied with the results obtained, as well as with the advantages of this natural therapy.