Emergency treatment of acute temporomandibular disorders: Part II.
In this, the second part of a presentation on the emergency treatment of an acute temporomandibular disorder, we will address the problems of joint sounds, open and closed locking and psychological considerations. The management of pain and muscle spasm was considered in the previous paper.
Gray
R J
RJ
Unit of Dental Medicine and Surgery, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
Davies
S J
SJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D001314:Auscultation; D003376:Counseling; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013016:Sound; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000503:physiopathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*