METHOD OF TREATING ARTHROSIS OF TEMPORAL-MANDIBULAR JOINTS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61N1/32 A61H1/00 A61C7/00 A61C19/06 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, in particular - to dentistry, physiotherapy. Method of treating temporal-mandibular joints (TMJ) includes physiotherapeutic impact. As physiotherapeutic impact applied is TES- therapy. Impact of TES-therapy is performed on area of TMJ projection. Impact is realised daily, twice. In influence frequency from 0.5 mA, with its gradual increase to 3.0 mA is applied. Session duration constitutes 30-40 minutes. Sessions are carried out daily, two times. Course includes 10-15 sessions. Simultaneously during entire period of impact, and then - patient opens mouth to physiological norm, abduction of joint head from joint pit by means of gum shields is simultaneously carried out. Myogymnastics and mechanical therapy are performed.

EFFECT: method increases treatment efficiency due to prevention of process progressing in bone and cartilage tissues without application of medications, reduces treatment terms in two times, ensures stable remission, increases patients' life quality.

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