Revista de fisioterapia y rehabilitación física

Reduction of Tempero Mandibular Dislocation: A Case Report

Abstract

Satish Kumar Anumula, Chaitanya Beku and Micheal Raj

Question: Can Temporal-Mandibular Joint (TMJ) dislocation will be reduced with external support (taping technique)?

Participant: A healthy adult with grade 1 TMJ anterior dislocation left side.

Intervention: Treatment which Taping to the TMJ and followed with jaw strengthening exercises.

Outcome: The primary outcome is reduction in pain and secondary is to increase the mobility.

Conclusion: The people with TMJ dislocation with various reasons will be benefitted with this approach in which we can aim to treat the cause at local level, anxiety and distress at the psychological level.