[Application of bioregulating therapy in complex treatment of temporomandibular joint diseases in people of elderly and senile age]

Adv Gerontol. 2012;25(1):181-6.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The results of dynamic supervision over application a peptide bioregulator of "Sigumir" in complex treatment of 62 patients of the senior age groups with various diseases of a temporomandibular joint are presented. It is shown that application of a complex of treatment-and-prophylactic actions, including rational tooth prosthetics, functional and pharmacotherapy (including accompanying diseases), and also use a peptide bioregulator of cartilaginous and bone tissues "Sigumir" in complex therapy of patients with diseases of a temporomandibular joint of a various etiology, enables to stop in short-terms a painful syndrome in such patients, to increase amplitude of opening of a mouth, to improve chewing function, to reduce terms of treatment and to provide preventive maintenance of relapses of TMJ's pathology during all period of supervision.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dental Care for Aged / methods*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peptides / administration & dosage
  • Peptides / therapeutic use*
  • Quality of Life
  • Radiography
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnosis
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Sigumir