Against the backdrop of mechanical damage, chronic overloads, bacterial infections, dental diseases, improper prosthetics and other pathologies, inflammation of the jaw joint often occurs - symptoms and treatment of this condition are considered a rather complex problem in medicine. Difficulties consist that, this disease is difficult for diagnosing, and for its therapy it is necessary to develop the complex approach with participation of several experts: the stomatologist, the neuropathologist, the traumatologist, the therapist.
Symptoms of inflammation of the jaw joint
Typical signs of the pathological process:
- soreness in the movements of the mouth;
- violation of chewing functions;
- swelling in the area of the affected joint;
- sometimes - redness of the skin near the ear;
- dizziness;
- systemic temperature increase;
- stuffiness of the ears;
- crunch when you try to open your mouth wide;
- atrophy of nearby muscles.
The listed symptoms do not manifest simultaneously. Usually there are only 2-3 clinical signs of pathology.
The newest methods of treating the inflammation of the jaw joint
Modern therapy of the disease in question involves arresting the symptoms of the inflammatory process and eliminating its cause.
The first stage of treatment is to use:
- pain medication;
- chondroprotectors ;
- anti-inflammatory drugs;
- physiotherapeutic procedures;
- a special set of exercises,
restoring the mobility of the jaw.
It is more difficult to fulfill the main task, since surgical intervention is necessary to eliminate factors that provoke pathology:
- restoration of the occlusal surface of the dentition;
- selective polishing of teeth;
- prosthetics;
- operative correction of occlusion .