Physical therapy modalities, dysfunction syndrome tmeporomandibular joint.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women; have TMD diagnosis as the RDC / TMD instrument; Temporomandibular index greater than 0.5 ; belong to age group 18-40 years; patients able to understand commands ; are willing to participate in the study by signing the free and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Fracture or previous surgery in orofacial or cervical region; a neurological disorder or neoplastic disease in the craniocervical region; irritable nerve compression evidence assessed by neural tests for the median, radial and ulnar ; They are making use of medications during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| They were selected according to the sample calculation , thirty patients. A reduction of mixed dysfunction of 92.3 % to 15.4 % in the treatment group . In addition, TMD diagnosis , present in all patients in the evaluation , was deleted in 69.2 % of patients in the treatment group , the revaluation . There was an increase in the pain threshold in the anterior temporal muscle, masseter average , suboccipital and scalene . It also identified increased electrical activity of sternocleidomastoid during maximum intercuspation . | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| These findings show that the joint mobilization was effective in suppressing the DTM , in improving cervical dysfunction and pain sensitivity of the anterior temporal muscles and scalene . The technique does not interfere with the muscle activity that little was altered in the study participants, although these present serious DTM . | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMuriel e Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Outcome results
None listed