Arthrocentesis of Temporomandibular Joints—A Clinical Comparative Study
Marta Siewert, Rafał Pokrowiecki, Paweł J Zawadzki, Zygmunt Stopa, Yiwen Lin, Young-Ok Son · 2024
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Description
Marta Siewert and co-authors published this clinical study in 2024. It compares ways of washing out the jaw joint, a treatment for painful jaw problems. The wash can be done with one needle or two, and doctors sometimes add a healing substance into the joint at the same visit.
Ninety-six patients took part, half with worn joint surfaces and half with a slipped disc inside the joint. Care was repeated monthly for six months. All groups had less pain and could open their mouths wider. The one-needle method matched the two-needle method on pain and did better on mouth opening. Patients with a slipped disc gained more opening than those with worn surfaces. Added substances cut pain further, and one of them helped opening most.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marta Siewert, Rafał Pokrowiecki, Paweł J Zawadzki, Zygmunt Stopa, Yiwen Lin, Young-Ok Son |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |