The Charming Tale of Charm Needles!

Sham Kishor Kanneppady; Sowmya Sham Kanneppady; Anusha Rangare Lakshman; Khoo Suan Phaik; Shishir Ram Shetty

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1708715

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2017; 07(02): 066-068
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708715

Case Report

The Charming Tale of Charm Needles!

Authors

Sham Kishor Kanneppady

¹Senior Lecturer, Division of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sowmya Sham Kanneppady

²Senior Lecturer and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College, Selangor, Malaysia
Anusha Rangare Lakshman

³Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Century International Institute of Dental Science and Research Centre, Kasaragod, India
Khoo Suan Phaik

⁴Professor and Associate Dean, Division of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shishir Ram Shetty

⁵Assistant Professor Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of dentistry, Gulf medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

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Abstract

Charm needles or susuk are needle-shaped metallic objects inserted subcutaneously in different parts of the body. The practice of inserting susuk is, an indisputably cultural and superstitious traditional belief common in the south-east Asian region, especially to the people of Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. With increased use of diagnostic radiographs in dental or medical practice, the discovery of charm needles has become more frequent. We report one such case of charm needles inserted in oro-facial region which was discovered in routine dental radiograph, with emphasis on cultural and traditional belief.

Keywords

Susuk - charm needles - spiritual healing - traditional belief - panoramic radiograph

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