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Temporomandibular joint
The temporomandibular joint presents a nosology that is mainly expressed with clicking, pain, inability to chew and general dysfunction during the movement of the lower jaw.
Causes include dental occlusal disorders as well as other more general conditions.
Depending on the intensity of the problems, conservative treatment methods can be applied, while in specific cases and when required (disorders of the disc position, fractures in the area, hyperplasia of the condyle, tumors, etc.) surgery is performed by the Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Mrs Irini Karabouta-Voulgaropoulou under general anesthesia, carried out at a latest technology area the -Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki.
Especially in cases of muscle pain in the joint, the use of the latest technology “acqua splint” splints is successfully applied, which gradually restores the contractility and expansion of the masticatory muscles during the various movements of the lower jaw.