vendredi 7 décembre 2018

Understanding LASER Treatment For TMJ

By Harold Walker


Diseases associated with the TMJ can be quite inconveniencing. Worse still, a person can be having pains and other signs without knowing the exact cause of the problem. The major problem is that the person who has it may be unable to talk well or eat several kinds of food. To cure this, LASER treatment for TMJ is often used. It has minimal side effects, not as demanding as surgery, and causes no pain.

TMJ is just another way of writing Temporo-mandibular joint. It is located near the ears and on the cheeks. If the flesh was to be taken away, one should find the joint around the bottom of the skull. Movement occurs on the joint, but this time, to promote speech and mastication. This movement is made more manifest by the contraction and relaxation of the muscles in the area.

When the joint is affected by diseases, it can affect the muscles and the vessels that supply blood to it. If microorganisms invade the joint, it is most likely that some diseases will manifest. Because of the presence of various nerves in this joint, the pain felt here can be transferred to other parts of the head and the face. This often results in bruxism, ear pain, headaches, and other secondary symptoms.

Micro-organisms can affect the body's inert immune response to reduce its capacity and give rise to inflammation that could be acute or chronic. Chronic inflammation points to the fact that the microbial attack is overwhelming on the body. This inflammatory response produces swellings, redness, tenderness, and localized pain which are primary symptoms patients present with.

For patients to feel well despite their ill health, proper medical care must be administered. If the underlying cause is known, trying to eliminate it will be easier but it is challenging, as in most cases, when it is unknown. Such cases that are idiopathic can now be addressed with the use of LASER therapy.

The full meaning of LASER is Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It applies coherent photons unto the area of interest. The radiation that comes from this is absorbed by tissues. This causes some physiological reactions that propel changes for the joint to get well.

This procedure is important for its natural way of providing healing by equipping the body to do so. When people hear of radiation, they get scared because they feel they can get cancer from it. LASER is different from such carcinogenic rays because of its non-ionizing property. So, one should no longer believe in the saying that LASER may cause cancer if used for Temporor-mandibular joint infections. On the contrary, it helps to stop cancer.

There are many reasons to choose this form of treatment over surgery. The first is that it improves the appearance of the patient since it does not require stitching. In addition, the use of anesthesia does not come into play because there is no pain associated with the method. Costs are also reduced and the patient's lifestyle remains normal afterward.




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