West China Journal of Stomatology

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A Case of Compr ehensive Rehabilitation of Tr ismus after Extr action

WANG Xiao - hong, DING Ming - fu, ZHANG Li- ming, LIU Bu- yun, HUANG Li- qun   

  1. Rehabilitation Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2007-02-25 Revised:2007-02-25 Online:2007-02-20 Published:2007-02-20
  • Contact: DING Ming - fu,Tel:13981883575

Abstract:

There are many therapies to treat the trismus, such as durg therapy, occulusal splints, pulsing electromagnetic fields, medical iontophoresis, laser, acupuncture. But there are no objective criterias about the most effective methods. The patient with trismus after extraction was cured by using comprehensive rehabilitation including physical therapy(ultrashort wave electrotherapy, medical iontophoresis, middle frequency electrical therapy), traditional Chinese manipulation, functional training, muscular and joints traction. The patient recovered completely with satisfactory. Thus this method had the advantage of painless, noninvasive and non- stimulation with well clinical practice.

Key words: trismus, extraction, comprehensive rehabilitation