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Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Selected Physical Factors on the Level of Pain in the Course of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.
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March 2021
Department of Propaedeutic, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Introduction: Temporomandibular joints (TMJs) play a very significant function in the activity of the locomotor system of the masticatory system. But they are often a source of pain, myopathy, myoarthropathy, and malfunction of their surrounding or internal structures. The treatment of a patient's discomfort associated with masticatory system dysfunctions strongly depends on their cause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Bruxism, myoarthropathy and psychosomatics].
Swiss Dent J
April 2019
Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsspital Basel
Bruxism and myoarthrophathy lead to a complex set of burdens that can involve both medical and psychological aspects. Muscular tension due to stress affects these burdens and leads to chronic pain. Using a stress model, it was explained how the individual processing of stress leads to varying negative effects on oral health and jaw function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of oral health behavior among dental students, students of other disciplines, and fashion models in Switzerland.
Swiss Dent J
January 2015
Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Myoarthropathies, School of Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland.
Self-reliant oral health behavior exert great influence on the oral health of our society. The aim of the present study was to find out whether there is an occupation-related difference in the oral health behavior between dental students, students of other disciplines, and fashion models in German-speaking Switzerland. The survey comprised 19 questions which were asked using a web-based anonymous questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe elderly patient: no reason to worry!?
Swiss Dent J
January 2015
Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry and Myoarthropathy, University Clinic for Dentistry, Basel, Switzerland.
In December 2013, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has placed Switzerland for the first time at the top of the list of countries general population life ex- pectancy. The augmenting life expectancy and demographic changes are leading to an increase in the number of older people who are dependent on care (Höpflinger & Hugentobler 2003, Höpflinger et al. 2011).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[The therapy of masticatory muscle pain with oral splints].
Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes
April 2014
Poliklinik für Zahnärztliche Prothetik, Universität Heidelberg.
Myofascial masticatory muscle pain is the second most frequent pain-related complaint in the orofacial region. Like unspecific musculoskeletal pain in other body segments, masticatory muscle pain is characterised by a multifactorial aetiology. The aim of this article is to document the current knowledge about the therapy with oral splints.
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