Eur J Musculoskel Dis 2022 May-Aug;11(2):65-71
CLINICAL TRIAL
CT GUIDED INFILTRATION OF THE TMJ WITH OXYGEN-OZONE IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT OSTEOARTHROSIS: OUR EXPERIENCE
M. Bonetti1, G. Bragaglio2, G. Guarino2, I. Marchina2, G. Ottaviani3, M. Moretti2 and A. Majorana4
1Department of Neuroradiology, Clinical Institute, Città di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
2Specialist Outpatient Clinic Oberdan, Brescia, Italy
3Department of Emergencies and Urgencies, Civil Hospitals of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
4Operating Unit of Odontostomatology, Civil Hospitals, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
*Correspondence to:
Matteo Bonetti, MD
Department of Neuroradiology, Clinical Institute, Città di Brescia,
Brescia, Italy
e-mail: dottorbonetti@gmail.com
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Received: 12 May, 2022
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ISSN: 2038-4106
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ABSTRACT
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of reports on the use of oxygen-ozone therapy in the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of small and large joints. In this study, we report our experience in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthrosis with oxygen- ozone therapy performed with CT control. From January 2018 to April 2021, we treated 86 patients (48 females and 38 males aged from 52 to 78 years, mean 66.9 years) afflicted with TMJ osteoarthrosis with oxygen-ozone therapy using a guided CT technique. A first and second clinical check-ups were performed three months after treatment. At the first check, 71 patients (82.5%) reported an almost complete disappearance of painful symptoms, while at the second control, 63 (73.2%) confirmed a good clinical result. Based on our experience, CT-guided oxygen-ozone therapy is a valid therapeutic option in the treatment of pain in TMJ osteoarthrosis.
Keywords: oxygen, ozone, therapy, TMJ, arthrosis, temporomandibular, joint
