Original scientific paper

Physiotherapy interventions in temporomandibular joint disorders

Davor Lešić ; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo, Osijek
Sonja Iža ; Osijek
Ines Ivanković ; Osijek

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: The tempromandibular joint is one of
the most complex and powerful structures of the
human body. The most important functions of this
joint are chewing and speech. The temporomandibular
joints function bilaterally therefore deviations in
musculoskeletal integrity act bilaterally also and lead to
temporomandibular disorder.
Aim: To investigate physiotherapy procedures in patients
with temporomandibular disorder.
Materials and methods: Some of the available databases
were searched by electronic search, such as: Medline
(PubMed, PubMed Central), Bibliographic database.
The key words used for the purpose of the search are:
physiotherapy for temporomandibular joint disorders
and physical therapy of the temporomandibular joint, ie
physiotherapy temporomandibular joint dysfunction and
physical therapy temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
Results: After the exclusion procedure, 12 original
researches, 2 case reports and 6 review articles related
to the aim of the research of this paper were used.
Conclusion: Physiotherapy is the best choice as
an early conservative treatment in people with
temporomandibular disorders. Efficacy has been proven
in improving range of motion, increasing mobility and
reducing pain with the use of manual therapy (myofascial
relaxation, Maitland method), therapeutic exercises,
Dry-needling, TENS, ultrasound and therapeutic laser.

Keywords

temporomandibular joint, temporomandibular disorder, physiotherapy, manual therapy

Hrčak ID:

260338

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/260338

Publication date:

25.5.2021.

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