Jaw Exercise Therapy and Psychoeducation to Reduce Oral Parafunctional Activities for the Management of Persistent Dentoalveolar Pain. (12th September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Makino, Izumi; Arai, Young-Chang; Aono, Shuichi; Inoue, Masayuki; Sakurai, Hiroki; Ohmichi, Yusuke; Shimo, Kazuhiro; Nishihara, Makoto; Sato, Jun; Hatakeyama, Noboru; Matsubara, Takako; Ikemoto, Tatsunori; Ushida, Takahiro
• Other Names: Tecco Simona Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Pain research and management. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-09-12
• Subjects: Pain -- Periodicals; Pain -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.0472
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/5042067
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1203-6765

Abstract

Abstract : Objective . To retrospectively analyze the effects of our original combination therapy treatment on patients with nonodontogenic persistent dentoalveolar pain. Methods . Twenty-one patients suffering from persistent dentoalveolar pain (nineteen females and two males; mean age ± standard deviation: 55.7 ± 19.6 years) participated in this study. They were treated with a therapy combination of jaw exercise and psychoeducation to reduce oral parafunctional activities every month. The intensity of pain in these subjects was evaluated using a numerical rating scale (NRS) before and after treatment. Results . The NRSs at the baseline ranged from 5 to 10 (median, 8), from 0 to 10 (median, 2) at one month after treatment, from 0 to 10 (median, 1) at three months after treatment, and from 0 to 10 (median, 0) at the end of treatment. Pain intensity after treatment improved significantly. Conclusion . There was a significant reduction in pain after our combination of therapies as nonpharmacological treatments, and therefore this treatment could be useful in the management of NPDP patients.