J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2010 Jan;32(1):32-36.

AN EFFECT OF COMBINATION WITH ARTHROCENTESIS AND STABILIZATION SPLINT TREATMENT ON TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER PATIENT

• Park YH
• Lee SH
• Yoon HJ

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with temporomandibular joint disorder before and after performance of arthrocentesis and stabilization splint therapy. The subjects of this study were 33 patients with limited mouth opening or pain or joint effusion who visited the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea. The arthrocentesis was performed and the stabilization splint was worn immediately after the arthrocentesis. Comparing the clinical outcomes of treatment at the times of first medical examination, 3 months and 6 months later on treatment. The results are as follows; 1. Statistically significant increase in the amount of maximum mouth opening occurred 3 months and 6 months later on treatment. 2. Statistically significant decrease in the average value of pain on test measured by VAS during maximum mouth opening, protrusive movement, right lateral movement, left lateral movement occured 3 months and 6 months later on treatment. The results suggested that arthrocentesis and stabilization splint therapy provide a improvement on patients with temporomandibular joint disorder when the exact diagnosis were provided.

Keyword

Temporomandibular joint disorder; Arthrocentesis; Stabilization splint

MeSH Terms

Humans
Joints
Korea
Mouth
Splints
Surgery, Oral
Temporomandibular Joint
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders