Osteopathic correction as part of the complex treatment of temporomandibular disorder

Abstract

Described clinical case shows positive results of osteopathic correction in the complex treatment of syndrome of pain dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome attract attention because of the ambiguity of the etiology, pathogenesis and lack of effectiveness the treatment algorithm to achieve a stable result. We have developed and put in our practice own interdisciplinary algorithm which allows us to diagnose and resolve somatic dysfunctions before dental treatment. The purpose of that is increasing of adaptive functions of the body to changes in the dental system during the treatment. At the same time, dental treatment has to be with osteopathic support which levels increased load on adaptation mechanism which changes during dental bite correction. The interdisciplinary algorithm proposed by us allows us to evaluate the prognosis of the effectiveness of treatment of TMJ at the earliest diagnostic stages.