측두하악장애 재발 환자의 증상과 보존적 치료결과에 대하여 알아보고자 1994년부터 2002년까지 부산대학병원 구강내과에 내원하여 측두하악장애로 진단되어 약물요법, 물리치료, 교합안정장치 등 보존적 치료를 받은 환자 104명(원발군, 대조군)과 1991년부터 2001년까지 부산대학병원 구강내과에 내원하여 측두하악장애로 진단되어 보존적 치료를 받은 후에 증상이 재발하여 1992년부터 2002년에 걸쳐 보존적인 방법으로 재치료를 받은 환자 54명(재발군, 실험군)을 대상으로 서로 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 원발군과 재발군은 모두 보존적 처치로 증상이 현저히 개선되었다. 2. 원발군과 재발군의 초진시 증상은 통증, 개구제한, 최대 편이개구량은 차이가 없었으나 관절잡음은 원발군에서 높았다. 3. 원발군과 재발군의 치료 종결시 증상은 통증, 개구제한, 최대 편이개구량은 차이가 없었으나 관절잡음은 재발군에서 높았다. 4. 원발군과 재발군 모두 치료방법, 성, 병명에 따른 치료결과의 차이는 없었다. 5. 원발군은 치료기간이 6개월 이상 일수록, 치료횟수가 10회 이상일수록 치료결과가 양호하였다.
We examined 104 patients(primary group, controlled group) who had visited PNUH from 1994 to 2002, having been diagnosed as temporomandibular disorders(TMDs) and treated in conservative ways such as Behavior modification, medications, physical therapies and splint therapies. We also examined 54 patients(recurred group, experimental group) who had visited PNUH from 1991 to 2001, having been diagnosed as TMDs and experienced recurrence after conservatively treated. To find out the symptoms of Recurred TMD patients and their results of conservative treatments, we compared these two groups mentioned above. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Both primary and recurred groups have showed great improvements with conservative treatments. 2. Both primary and recurred groups have showed no differences in pain, LOM, MCO in their first visits but the noise were louder in primary group. 3. Both primary and recurred groups have showed no differences in pain, LOM, MCO when the treatments were over but the noise were louder in recurred group. 4. Treatments modalities, diagnosis, sex, kind of disease had not affected the results of treatment in either of groups. 5. It has come out that much better results were achieved when the patients in primary group had treated for over 6 months and for more than 10 times.
