Dental physiotherapy is a rehabilitation method involving the use of specialized physical interventions to treat patients experiencing pain in the facial and neck regions and temporomandibular joints. This therapy includes diagnosis of the injured area and its manual treatment. By applying appropriate techniques, dental physiotherapy helps achieve correct tissue tension and full mobility in damaged or improperly functioning structures within the patient’s facial area. Dental physiotherapy provides therapeutic, analgesic, relaxing, and preventive effects.
Dental physiotherapy can treat following conditions:
- Bruxism
- Abnormal mandibular mobility (jaw deviation and limited or excessive mouth opening)
- Pain syndromes (facial, head, neck, and ear pain with accompanying tinnitus)
- Severe muscle tension in the craniofacial region
- Balancing tension within the temporomandibular joint
- Rehabilitation following orthognathic surgery
- Reduction of trismus
- Decreasing swelling, providing manual lymphatic drainage, and promoting healing