Esposito C J, Veal S J, Farman A G
J Prosthet Dent. 1984 Jan;51(1):106-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3913(84)80115-8.
In recent years ultrasound has been used extensively in physical medicine with considerable success. Its use has not been advocated extensively, however, for MPDS. This article summarized the basic concepts of ultrasound and evaluated its effectiveness in the treatment of 28 patients with MPDS. In conclusion, it appears that therapeutic ultrasound can be used effectively to alleviate discomfort of MPDS that does not respond to occlusal splint therapy. Ultrasound is most successful in alleviating muscle symptoms and least effective in reducing symptoms associated with the disk. Age was not a significant factor in the efficacy of ultrasound.
近年来，超声已在物理医学中得到广泛应用，并取得了相当大的成功。然而，其在颞下颌关节紊乱病（MPDS）中的应用尚未得到广泛提倡。本文总结了超声的基本概念，并评估了其对28例MPDS患者的治疗效果。总之，治疗性超声似乎可有效缓解对牙合垫治疗无反应的MPDS患者的不适。超声在缓解肌肉症状方面最为成功，而在减轻与关节盘相关的症状方面效果最差。年龄并非超声疗效的显著影响因素。
