Sugimoto K, Konda T, Shimahara M, Hyodo M, Kitade T
Department of Oral Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Acupunct Electrother Res. 1995 Jan-Mar;20(1):7-13. doi: 10.3727/036012995816357177.
When the functional limits of the muscles related to the temporo-mandibular joint and adjacent tissue exceed their anatomical capability, pain, crepitation, and functional abnormality appear as the main complaints. Although the precise nature of the condition is unknown, pain at the temporo-mandibular joint sometimes in combination with muscular tension is assumed to be due to compression of the myoneural mechanism. It is reported that occlusal lifting using a splint enables the alleviation of this muscular tension. On the other hand, there are only a few reports on the usefulness of SSP therapy for Temporo-Mandibular Joint Dysfunction. We studied the efficacy of SSP therapy combined with splint therapy in 33 patients diagnosed as having Temporo-Mandibular Joint Dysfunction who consulted our department primarily due to pain, and report our findings below. Evaluation of the results was conducted 2 weeks later. Very beneficial results were seen in 6 cases. Beneficial results were seen in 7 cases. Slightly beneficial results were seen in 18 cases, while there were no changes found in 2 cases. When combined SSP and splint therapies were conducted for Temporo-Mandibular Joint Dysfunction, favorable results were seen in about 90% of the cases.
当与颞下颌关节及相邻组织相关的肌肉功能极限超过其解剖学能力时，疼痛、摩擦音和功能异常就会成为主要症状。尽管该病的确切性质尚不清楚，但颞下颌关节疼痛有时伴有肌肉紧张，被认为是由于肌神经机制受压所致。据报道，使用咬合板抬高咬合可缓解这种肌肉紧张。另一方面，关于SSP疗法对颞下颌关节功能紊乱的有效性的报道很少。我们研究了SSP疗法联合咬合板疗法对33例主要因疼痛前来我科就诊、被诊断为颞下颌关节功能紊乱患者的疗效，并将研究结果报告如下。两周后对结果进行评估。6例患者效果非常显著。7例患者效果良好。18例患者效果略有改善，2例患者无变化。当联合使用SSP和咬合板疗法治疗颞下颌关节功能紊乱时，约90%的病例取得了良好效果。
