Jaw arthritis refers to temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome, which can be improved by medication, surgery, physical therapy, and general measures.
1. General measures: patients need to reduce jaw activities in daily life, such as chewing gum. Some patients can apply hot compresses appropriately, which is conducive to relieving local discomfort.
2. Physical therapy: patients can also use adjuvant therapy, such as postural training, electrical stimulation therapy, self-motor training and so on.
3. Drug therapy: the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome patients is mainly based on pain relief, patients can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed by the doctor, such as ibuprofen, aspirin, etc. For patients with masticatory muscle disorders, patients can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prescribed by the doctor. For patients with masticatory muscle disorders, they can also take muscle relaxants, such as glucosamine sulfate, succinylcholine chloride and so on.
4. Surgery: For patients with abnormal structure in TMJ, surgery can be performed, such as arthrocentesis, reset joint disk, joint disk replacement, etc. However, surgery can only be chosen when conservative treatment is ineffective.
It is recommended that patients with temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome should go to regular hospitals in time, and they can choose appropriate measures for treatment under the guidance of doctors, and the use of medicines should be in accordance with the doctor’s prescription.