Open AccessRole of structured rehabilitation protocol in post surgical cases of restricted mouth opening
Author(s) -
Ankita Chugh,
Kriti Mishra,
Kushal K Sahu,
Yogesh Mittal,
Vinay Kumar Chugh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_732_17
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , physical therapy , ankylosis , protocol (science) , visual analogue scale , dentistry , alternative medicine , pathology
Long term effectiveness of surgical management of chronically restricted mouth opening in OSMF or TMJ ankylosis depends largely on postoperative physiotherapy. This in turn is dependent on patient's compliance. Use of adjunctive aids besides pharmacotherapy that reduces patients pain and improves compliance with exercise is warranted.