This study evaluated the effectiveness of interferential current stimulation (ICS) to decrease recurrent jaw pain and to increase maximum vertical jaw opening. Forty subjects with either a history of recurrent jaw pain of three months' duration or of constant, chronic jaw pain that recurred within the preceding two months participated in the study. Twenty subjects received three 20-minute treat...

Background Patients with chronic orofacial pain due to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) display alterations in somatosensory processing at the jaw, such as amplified perception of tactile stimuli, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated one possible explanation, namely hypervigilance, and tested if TMD patients with unilateral pain showed increased attending to so...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Understanding is needed regarding the effect that occlusal interferences have on the teeth, periodontium, and especially on jaw function. PURPOSE This article summarizes research in which experimental occlusal interferences have been placed on the teeth of animals and human volunteers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from 18 human and 10 animals studies were reviewed. Experim...

Background: We sought to identify the most predictive symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the setting of a very busy community primary care clinic. By examining the variability, distribution and frequency of symptoms singly and in combination we hoped to streamline the process of correctly identifying a patient presenting with CHD. Methods: All 449 patients suspected of having CHD by on...

Jaw-muscle pain associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has traditionally been linked to hyperactivity or abnormal contraction of masticatory muscles such as “bruxism”. A frequent clinical observation has been that many patients with TMD exhibit a tendency to clench or grind their teeth during sleep. It has been considered for a long time that unaccustomed or abnormal contractions of ...

Chronic pain in the orofacial region is a common complaint faced by clinicians. It is important for the dentists to have a thorough knowledge of various causes of jaw pain. Most common type reported is toothache. Since toothache is so common, it is important to determine if pain is from odontogenic or nonodontogenic origin. The need for careful diagnosis before undertaking any invasive treatmen...

We conducted a randomized, controlled, double-blind, prospective study to evaluate the effect of intraoperative bupivacaine injection in tonsillar fossa to control the postoperative pain following dissection method tonsillectomy in 40 patients. 20 patients were injected with bupivacaine 10ml of 0.25% and 20 patients were injected with normal saline. Following the surgery we completed the questi...

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) represent a group of conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the joints muscles responsible for jaw movement [...]

A randomized controlled trial was performed to compare the short-term effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections and physiatric treatment provided by means of Fascial Manipulation techniques in the management of myofascial pain of jaw muscles. Thirty patients with a Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) diagnosis of myofascial pain were randomized to receive ei...