| Abstrakt: |
Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD) represents a series of clinical problems that involve chewing muscles, temporomandibular articulation and/or both of them. This work had for objective to analyze the miogenic component in a patient bearer of TMD. The patient study showed: complaining about constant pain and heaviness in the neck and face area; severe symptomatic profile with outlying pain; difficulty in accomplishing mandibular movements; muscular fatigue when chewing and sensation of bad dental articulation. The test showed pain isometric tension in the masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid region, ECOM and trapezes. The therapeutic objectives were analgesia, muscle relaxation, neuromuscular functional reeducation, and increase of the cervical mobility, postural education and preventive orientation. The results were the elimination painful, and normalization of the amplitude trajectory of mandibular movement and neuromuscular function. In conclusion, treatment should be appropriate to the condition diagnosed and detailed functional examination, recognizing the affected structures, which permits the design of a treatment program to respond quickly and effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
