Comparative Evaluation of Occlusion before and after Soft Tissue Mobilization in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder—Myofascial Pain with Referral

Joanna Kuć, Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko and Maria Gołębiewska
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Joanna Kuć: Department of Prosthodontics, Medical University of Bialystok, 24A M. Sklodowskiej-Curie Street, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko: Private Health Care, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Bialystok, 79 Warsaw Street, 15-201 Bialystok, Poland
Maria Gołębiewska: Department of Dental Techniques, Medical University of Bialystok, 13 Washington Street, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-21

Abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate occlusal parameters in patients with myofascial pain with referral before and after soft tissue mobilization. The study group consisted of 50 people (37 females and 13 males, average age 23.36 ± 2.14 years) diagnosed with myofascial pain with referral. All patients underwent triplicate soft tissue mobilization. Occlusal parameters were evaluated six times, before and after each treatment, using T-scan III. A decreasing tendency of the occlusion time was observed after the first, second, and third therapy. After the third treatment, the mean occlusion time in the entire study group was 0.119 s. The 1st soft tissue mobilization shortened both right and left disclusion times to 0.181 s and 0.185 s, respectively. After the third treatment, these parameters amounted to 0.159 s and 0.165 s, respectively. The Friedman test for the entire study group indicated that soft tissue mobilization altered the occlusion time and both disclusion times ( p < 0.05). In conclusion, soft tissue mobilization affects biotensegrity of the masticatory system, thus modifying occlusal parameters. The occlusion time and both disclusion times cannot be considered as cofactors of the existing temporomandibular disorders—myofascial pain with referral.

Keywords: biotensegrity; myofascial pain with referral; occlusion; soft tissue mobilization; temporomandibular joint; T-scan III (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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