THE FEATURES OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MALOCCLUSION AND TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS

Abstract

The effectiveness of the developed algorithm of clinical and laboratory stages of treatment of patients with malocclusion, complicated TMD was proved by the evaluation of objective criteria for functional restoration of masticatory organ. The study group consisted of 24 patients with malocclusion of varying degrees of severity and various clinical manifestations of TMD. Everyone had a clinical examination and electromyography of masticatory muscles at the beginning of orthodontic treatment, after 1, 3 months of functional correction. After the first stage of orthodontic treatment by using of the proposed method a physiological muscle balance, the absence of complaints and symptoms of TMD were found in all patients.

Keywords

• malocclusion, TMJ disorders, orthodontic treatment, electromyography of masticatory muscles