Inthetreatmentofdisordersofthecranio-cervical-mandibularsystemtherearedifferentpathologicalprocesses,intra-andextra-articular,capsular-tendonandmuscular,whichareparticularlyresistanttotreatmentwithmedication,manualphysiotherapyandbite.TheaimofthisstudyistopresentaninitialclinicalevaluationofusingTecar®systemasacomplementarytherapytorecoversomeacuteandchronicdisordersofthetemporomandibularjoint.Thistherapyisstillapartofcomprehensivedental-gnathologicaltherapy(bite)andphysiotherapy(manualtherapy). MATERIALSANDMETHODS: ThemachineusedinthispreliminarystudyistheTecar®UnibellHCR701.Fourteenpatientsweretreated: •6,withpainandfunctionallimitations,hadanamnesticallyclenchingandbruxism; •5withacutemonolateralTMD,including3acutedockingand2withrecent(lessthanamonth)mutualclick; •3withchronicdockinganamnesticallypresentforoverayear. Theprotocolusedisdifferentforthethreeclinicalsituationsset. RESULTS: Thetherapeuticactiondependsbothontheendothermiceffectandrisingenergypotentialofcellmembranes.Dependingonthepowerused,threephasescanbeobserved,characterizedbywell-definedbiologicaleffects:cellbio-stimulation,analgesia,increasedbloodflowandlymphaticdrainage.Tecartherapycanbeusedforthetreatmentofacuteandchronicjointdiseasesusingtwospecificprogramsthatcanproduceheatingoroperateinathery.InourpreliminaryresultsTecartherapywaseffectiveintreatingthefollowingdisorders:patientswithextra-articularchronicalmuscle-typediseases;patientswithacutetraumaandlossofarticulardisc;patientswithintraarticularchronicdiseaseandpermanentlossofthearticulardisc.Thesepatientswerefollowedfortherestwithnormaldentaltreatmentprotocols(bite)andphysiotherapy(Rocabadotecnique). CONCLUSIONS: Theobtainedresults,becauseofrapidresolutionoftheclinicalsymptoms,allowtoindicateTecartherapyasaneffectiveinstrumentinthecomplementarytreatmentofmuscularandosteoarticularTMD.However,thetrialisstillongoing,andrequiresanextensionoftheseriesandlongerfollow-up.

Nannelli, F., Del Grosso, F., Di Matteo, C., Nannelli, P. (2010). Therapeutic protocols with Tecar® System in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.

Therapeutic protocols with Tecar® System in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders

NANNELLI, PIETRO
2010-01-01

Abstract

Inthetreatmentofdisordersofthecranio-cervical-mandibularsystemtherearedifferentpathologicalprocesses,intra-andextra-articular,capsular-tendonandmuscular,whichareparticularlyresistanttotreatmentwithmedication,manualphysiotherapyandbite.TheaimofthisstudyistopresentaninitialclinicalevaluationofusingTecar®systemasacomplementarytherapytorecoversomeacuteandchronicdisordersofthetemporomandibularjoint.Thistherapyisstillapartofcomprehensivedental-gnathologicaltherapy(bite)andphysiotherapy(manualtherapy). MATERIALSANDMETHODS: ThemachineusedinthispreliminarystudyistheTecar®UnibellHCR701.Fourteenpatientsweretreated: •6,withpainandfunctionallimitations,hadanamnesticallyclenchingandbruxism; •5withacutemonolateralTMD,including3acutedockingand2withrecent(lessthanamonth)mutualclick; •3withchronicdockinganamnesticallypresentforoverayear. Theprotocolusedisdifferentforthethreeclinicalsituationsset. RESULTS: Thetherapeuticactiondependsbothontheendothermiceffectandrisingenergypotentialofcellmembranes.Dependingonthepowerused,threephasescanbeobserved,characterizedbywell-definedbiologicaleffects:cellbio-stimulation,analgesia,increasedbloodflowandlymphaticdrainage.Tecartherapycanbeusedforthetreatmentofacuteandchronicjointdiseasesusingtwospecificprogramsthatcanproduceheatingoroperateinathery.InourpreliminaryresultsTecartherapywaseffectiveintreatingthefollowingdisorders:patientswithextra-articularchronicalmuscle-typediseases;patientswithacutetraumaandlossofarticulardisc;patientswithintraarticularchronicdiseaseandpermanentlossofthearticulardisc.Thesepatientswerefollowedfortherestwithnormaldentaltreatmentprotocols(bite)andphysiotherapy(Rocabadotecnique). CONCLUSIONS: Theobtainedresults,becauseofrapidresolutionoftheclinicalsymptoms,allowtoindicateTecartherapyasaneffectiveinstrumentinthecomplementarytreatmentofmuscularandosteoarticularTMD.However,thetrialisstillongoing,andrequiresanextensionoftheseriesandlongerfollow-up.
2010
Nannelli, F., Del Grosso, F., Di Matteo, C., Nannelli, P. (2010). Therapeutic protocols with Tecar® System in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders.
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