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Temporomandibular disorders and kinesiotaping: literature review
 
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Katedra i Zakład Patologii Jamy Ustnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu, Polska
 
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Zakład Usprawniania Leczniczego, Centralny Szpital Kliniczny MSWiA w Warszawie, Polska
 
 
Submission date: 2021-12-09
 
 
Final revision date: 2022-01-31
 
 
Acceptance date: 2022-03-19
 
 
Publication date: 2022-03-19
 
 
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Joanna Elzbieta Owczarek-Drabińska   

Katedra i Zakład Patologii Jamy Ustnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu, Wrocław, Polska
 
 
Prosthodontics 2022;72(1):59-67
 
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Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) affect 50-80% of the adult population, which makes it a disease of a civilization dimension and is classified according to WHO as the third most frequent reason for patients to visit a dental office. The peak incidence of temporomandibular disorders is between 30 and 40 years of age. The symptoms of TMD, as well as its etiology, are very diverse and depend on the individual susceptibility to stress and the threshold of pain excitability. The literature on the subject emphasizes the great role of physiotherapy in the treatment of patients suffering from TMD. In the case of these patients, both invasive and non-invasive procedures are used, including the recently popular kinesiotaping. This method uses an elastic band that is attached to the surface of the skin. The use of taping can be an useful technique for a rapid pain relieve in symptomatic TMD patients. In addition, it is an effective complement to conventional treatments for TMD and its symptoms.
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