Ancient treatment to chase tooth worms away

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Chen Yuan Sheng, who has engaged in the garment industry for over two decades, started a special sideline many years ago. He helps toothache patients to reduce pain by banishing tooth worms with an ancient treatment. (Photo: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

A brick is heated up before a treatment is started.

Chen explains the treatment to his patients. He said that the herbal smoke will be used to banish tooth worms from patient's oral cavity, without causing pain to the patient and no medication is required.

A brick is ready for a treatment. The equipment and methods are very traditional and simple. (Photo: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

"The quantity of herbs used to banish tooth worms is very important. It is actually a mixture of six herbs immersed in coconut oil," he explained. (Photo: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

Tooth worms being banished from a patient's oral cavity. (Photos: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

The larvae die once they are forced out from human body. (Photos: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

White-brown larvae less than a centimetre long are banished from a patient's oral cavity. (Photos: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

The whole process of the treatment takes a total time of 12 minutes. (Photos: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

Many patients give the treatment a try after being told about it by their friends. (Photos: Sin Chew Daily/ANN)

 

[Ash007]

Eh??? the worms comes out from the ear? Not the mouth ??

 

[Devil Within]

Eh??? the worms comes out from the ear? Not the mouth ??

Yup, I was wondering about that too. I thought it says "oral cavity"? How come they "smoke" their ears?

 

[Ash007]

Most likely fake. THere is no such things as worms from your mouth.

Yup, I was wondering about that too. I thought it says "oral cavity"? How come they "smoke" their ears?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Din know there are such things as tooth worms!
Looks like peasant version of ear candling