Dysfunction of the dental system in patients with malocclusion remains an actual problem of modern dentistry. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of the dental system dysfunction in patients with malocclusion; the tasks: identification and diagnosis of the dental system dysfunctions in patients with malocclusion; preparation of a treatment plan using splint-therapy and physical therapy; results and evaluation of the effectiveness of these methods of treatment. After an objective examination the patients were divided into 2 groups: group A – patients with dislocation of the articular disc, group B – without changes in the position of the articular disc. Splint therapy was offered to all of them for treatment: individual repositional splints were made for group A, relaxation splints were made for group B patients with predominance of muscle signs. Each group, in turn, was divided into 2 subgroups: A1 and A2, B1 and B2, with 8 people in each subgroup, respectively. Kinesiotherapy was offered to subgroups A1 and B1 as an additional treatment method, kinesiotherapy was not performed to subgroups A2 and B2. After 14 days after treatment, the patients had a decreased tone of the masticatory muscles, pain sensitivity in masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint region, the disappearance of clicks. It is recommended to use splint therapy and physical therapy as additional treatment method.
Dysfunction of the dental system in patients with malocclusion remains an actual problem of modern dentistry. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of the dental system dysfunction in patients with malocclusion; the tasks: identification and diagnosis of the dental system dysfunctions in patients with malocclusion; preparation of a treatment plan using splint-therapy and physical therapy; results and evaluation of the effectiveness of these methods of treatment. After an objective examination the patients were divided into 2 groups: group A – patients with dislocation of the articular disc, group B – without changes in the position of the articular disc. Splint therapy was offered to all of them for treatment: individual repositional splints were made for group A, relaxation splints were made for group B patients with predominance of muscle signs. Each group, in turn, was divided into 2 subgroups: A1 and A2, B1 and B2, with 8 people in each subgroup, respectively. Kinesiotherapy was offered to subgroups A1 and B1 as an additional treatment method, kinesiotherapy was not performed to subgroups A2 and B2. After 14 days after treatment, the patients had a decreased tone of the masticatory muscles, pain sensitivity in masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint region, the disappearance of clicks. It is recommended to use splint therapy and physical therapy as additional treatment method.