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Rehabilitation of the temporomandibular joint through the application of motion

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Management of Temporomandibular Joint Degenerative Diseases

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This chapter presents a method of joint rehabilitation using the principles of active motion, continuous passive motion, and reduction of joint loading. The physiologically sound principles of joint mobilization are used both as post-surgical rehabilitation and as definitive therapy. When used as non-surgical therapy, the benefits appear to be the result of a reversal, lessening, or favorable adaptive response to chemical and mechanical alterations.

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  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baptist Medical Center, Montgomery, Alabama, 36198, USA

    William L. McCarty Jr.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, P. O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Boudewijn Stegenga DDS, PhD  & Lambert G. M. de Bont DDS, PhD (Professor and Chairman) &  (Professor and Chairman)

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McCarty, W.L. (1996). Rehabilitation of the temporomandibular joint through the application of motion. In: Stegenga, B., de Bont, L.G.M. (eds) Management of Temporomandibular Joint Degenerative Diseases. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8992-6_15

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