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GRAU LEON, Ileana; SANTOS SOLANA, Lourdes de los  e  GARCIA, Jeheney. Corrientes diadinámicas y ultrasonido en el tratamiento de las disfunciones temporomandibulares. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 1998, vol.35, n.3, pp. 80-85. ISSN 1561-297X.

Authors performed a preliminary study in 20 patients on application of diadynamic currents and ultrasound to treatment of muscular, articular pain, and muscular and articular pain together in temporomandibular dysfunctions. We applied a total of 10 treatment sessions to each patient in «Calixto García» Teaching Hospital in Havana City, and also, we used actual pain rate (APR) before and after treatment, to evaluate firstly pain intensity and secondly, effectiveness os these treatments. There was a total relief of pain in 17 patients, whick represent a 85 % of total of treated patients and 3 remaining felt partial relief of pain, reaching a pain rate of 1. This method is effective to manage muscular, articular pain, and muscular and articular together in patient presenting temporomandibular disorders, even though only in early stage of treatment.

Palavras-chave : TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME [rehabilitation]; ARTHRALGIA [rehabilitation]; PHYSICAL THERAPY.

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