Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/25482
ORCID:  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7766-7853
Document type: Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso
Access type: Acesso Aberto
Title: The use of acupuncture in TMD painful symptomatology: An evidence based case report
Author: Rodrigues, Igor Vinícius Santos
First Advisor: Silva, Gisele Rodrigues da
First coorientator: Dietrich, Lia
First member of the Committee: Oliveira, Ana Paula de Lima
Second member of the Committee: Campos, Roberto Elias
Third member of the Committee: Rosatto, Camila Maria Peres de
Summary: Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD) is complex and multifactorial. Its etiology involves various factors, such as malocclusion, psychological patterns, parafunctional habits and the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) anatomy. Symptoms include myofascial pain, joint clicking, mouth opening limitation, headaches, earaches and neck pain, comprising one of the greatest causes of nondental pain. Acupuncture has been used to treat these conditions by acting locally both in muscle relaxation and pain management as well as reaching physical, mental and emotional balance. The aim of this study is to present a brief literature review reporting the efficacy of acupuncture on TMDs and a case report in which the painful symptomatology of TMD was treated with a systemic protocol, based on scientific evidence and concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Acupuncture may be a complementary treatment for TMD and in this case report it eliminated the patient’s painful symptomatology.
Keywords: Acupuncture
Case report
Temporomandibular Dysfunction
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Area (s) of CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA
Language: eng
Country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Quote: RODRIGUES, Igor Vinícius Santos. The use of Acupuncture in TMD painful symptomatology : An evidence based case report. 2019. 19 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Odontologia) – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, 2019.
URI: https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/25482
Date of defense: 27-May-2019
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