Characteristics of Occlusal Arthritis

What is occlusal arthritis? Everyone should understand it when they hear this word. It is an oral disease. As the name suggests, there will be abnormal aspects of the mouth when biting, such as pain. So what exactly is occlusal arthritis? Do we often see this disease? What are its hazards and how to prevent it? Is it difficult to treat? Let's learn a little bit about it together.

Temporomandibular arthritis, commonly known as hook pain, refers to the pain caused by dysfunction or structural damage of the temporomandibular joint. Because the cause and pathogenesis of this disease are not yet fully understood, there is still a lack of a radical cure for it. Eliminate all adverse mental and psychological factors, such as improving symptoms of neurasthenia, pointing out that the prognosis is good, enhancing confidence, and using sedatives and sleeping pills appropriately. Avoid opening your mouth too wide, such as yawning or laughing, which may cause joint sprains. If the temporomandibular joint is organically damaged and conservative treatment is ineffective, you can go to the hospital for surgical treatment. Infrared, ultrashort wave, laser, physical therapy, massage and local hot compress also have certain therapeutic effects.

The main clinical manifestations of mandibular arthritis include local soreness or pain, clicking and movement disorders. The pain may be located in the joint area or around the joints; it may be accompanied by tenderness of varying degrees. Joint soreness or pain is especially noticeable when chewing or opening the mouth. The snapping sound occurs when the mouth is opened. The sound can occur at different stages of mandibular movement and can be a crisp single sound or a series of fragmented sounds. The most common movement disorder is limited mouth opening, but excessive mouth opening or mandibular deviation when opening the mouth may also occur. In addition, it may be accompanied by symptoms such as temporal pain, dizziness, and tinnitus.

Temporomandibular arthritis: includes local joint pain, ear pain, headache, noise and pain when chewing, and is accompanied by pain in various muscles. The ability to open the mouth is limited, and swallowing food is sometimes difficult. This disease can be treated with Chinese medicine. According to your situation, you can take Longdan Xiegan or Jiawei Xiaoyao. The meridians of the liver and gallbladder pass through the pharynx and the temporomandibular joint. In addition, pay attention to adjusting your mentality, eating a light diet, local acupuncture treatment, pay attention to keeping your face warm, and apply some drugs such as Voltalen locally. It is best to eat some semi-liquid food and reduce other activities.

In fact, this is a relatively easy to treat condition, because all it requires is physical therapy and recovery, and no special treatment is needed, let alone surgery or something. Moreover, we Chinese medicine practitioners are relatively good at this, and we can consider some traditional acupuncture treatment methods. In short, cooperate with the doctor, pay more attention to diet, rest, and check in time if you are sick.