Elsharkawy T M, Ali N M
Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
Egypt Dent J. 1995 Jul;41(3):1227-32.
One hundred patients showed signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder, were participated in a one year follow up study. The patients were randomly divided into four groups: Acuhealth treatment (group A), occlusal splint therapy (group B), Acuhealth and occlusal splint therapy (group C), and control (group D). Each group comprised 25 patients. The patients were examined before and 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment. At the three month evaluation, the patients who were not satisfied with the treatment outcome were offered additional treatment. The result showed that 87% of the patients treated by Acuhealth unit, 77.3% of the patients treated with occlusal splint therapy, and 91.3% of the patients received Acuhealth and occlusal splint therapy were improved subjectively and clinically after 3 months follow-up. The patients who responded well to treatment initially also responded well in the long run. The study showed that the Acuhealth unit proved to be an ideal early therapy for TMD, and complemented later with occlusal splint.
100名有颞下颌关节紊乱症状和体征的患者参与了一项为期一年的随访研究。患者被随机分为四组：Acuhealth治疗组（A组）、咬合板治疗组（B组）、Acuhealth与咬合板联合治疗组（C组）和对照组（D组）。每组包括25名患者。在治疗前以及治疗后3个月、6个月和12个月对患者进行检查。在3个月评估时，对治疗结果不满意的患者接受额外治疗。结果显示，经过3个月的随访，接受Acuhealth治疗的患者中有87%、接受咬合板治疗的患者中有77.3%、接受Acuhealth与咬合板联合治疗的患者中有91.3%在主观和临床方面都有改善。最初对治疗反应良好的患者从长远来看反应也良好。该研究表明，Acuhealth治疗设备被证明是颞下颌关节紊乱的理想早期治疗方法，并随后辅以咬合板治疗。
