COMPLEX TREATMENT OF THE SYNDROME OF DYSFUNCTION OF THE TEMPORAL AND MANDIBULAR JOINT BY USING OF TENS

The various factors have impact on the emergence and development of pathology of a temporal and mandibular joint. Pain is one of the disease symptoms, thus it can be so considerable that patients have a disorder of the chewing, swal-lowing and speech. The purpose of this research work is the development and introduction of the complex method of the treatment of dysfunction of the temporal and mandibular joint complicated by pain. For the rapid relief of pain symptoms by the dysfunction of the temporal and mandibular joint we used the TENS. According to the received data the adequate anesthesia by the method of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is reached in 90,3% of cases.