Oral Health and Dental Management

Therapeutic Evaluation of Cervical Dysfunction in Patients with Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome: A Prospective Study

39^th Asia-Pacific Dental and Oral Care Congress

October 26-28, 2017 Osaka, Japan

Smriti Jagdhari Golhar

Vidhya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal�??s Dental College & Research Institute, India

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Aim: Th e aim of this study was to fi nd out the therapeutic correlation between cervical dysfunction and myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome (MPDS). Materials and methods: Th e study included 46 patients out of which 23 had MPDS with cervical pain (group I), and 23 patients had only MPDS (group II). Detailed history and examination of the patients were carried out, and the factors taken into consideration were pain and tenderness of muscles of mastication and neck muscles, maximum comfortable mouth opening, and cervical range of motion. All the patients were randomly divided and advised physical exercises, light amplifi cation by stimulated emission of radiation (LASER) therapy, and the combination of both exercise and LASER. Patients were assessed for the relief of signs and symptoms of myofascial pain and cervical pain post treatment, every month for 2 months. Results: Both the groups showed a similar response to all the diff erent treatment modalities. In group I, the patients also had relief in their cervical pain although the treatment was directed for MPDS. Patients from both the groups who were advised LASER and combination of both exercise and LASER showed better response in terms of reduction in visual analog scale, number of tender muscles, and increased maximum comfortable mouth opening post treatment and during the follow-up, as compared with the patients who were advised only exercise. Conclusion: Patients having cervical pain showed signifi cant improvement comparable with patients having no cervical pain. Hence, the conclusion drawn was that there is a positive interrelationship between MPDS and cervical (neck) pain; MPDS may act as a catalyst for precipitating cervical pain.

Biography :

Dr. Smriti Jagdhari Golhar is working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Vidhya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s Dental College & Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra. She has published her research work and Case Reports in International and National Journals. Her extensive research focuses on Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome and Cervical pain, morphological type of soft palate in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients, Awareness of Oral Cancer in General Population and role of Astaxanthin in the management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis. She has reviewed research articles in esteemed journals.