Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain

Korean Academy of Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine (대한안면통증구강내과학회)
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The Effects of Iontophoretically Applied Prednisolone on the Relief of TMJ Pain

이온영동법으로 투여된 Prednisolone에 의한 측두하악관절통의 완화 효과

  • Yong-Hyeon Jeon (Dept. ofOral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Sang-Cheol Yoon (Dept. ofOral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jae-Kap Choi (Dept. ofOral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 1995.06.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the pain-relieving effect of iontophoretically applied prednisolone on the patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. 30 TMJ pain patients participated in this study. Inclusion criteria for subject selection were 1) tenderness of TMJ on palpation and 2) visual analog scales (VAS) of above 20 mm. The patients with polyarthralgia, rheumatic arthralgia, and systemic diseases were excluded for this experiment. The patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups; (1) Group 1 for administration of 2% prednisolone, (2) Group 2 for administration of 1% prednisolone, and (3) Group 3 for administration of saline. Phoresor PM600(Motion Control Utah, U.S.A) was used for administration of drugs by iontophoresis. Baseline and post-medication pain levels were recorded by VAS, pressure pain threshold (PPT), and palpation index (PI). Post-medication data were compared with baseline data for each group. The results were as follows : 1. All the groups showed significant decrease of VAS scores after treatment. 2. PPT was significantly increase only in Group 1 and 2 not in Group 3. 3. PI was significantly decreased only in Group 1 and 2 not in group 3.

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