TECAR THERAPY AT THE DENTIST’S OFFICE
In our Clinic, we have equipped ourselves with a tecar device for physiotherapeutic treatment of the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints. This is a non-invasive technology effective for treating pathologies of the stomatognathic system. In recent years, tecar therapy has become widespread, especially for treating injuries in the sports sector. Recently, its benefits have also been appreciated in the dental field. Oral pathologies, indeed, can be treated with the help of heat.
The innovative instrument we use works with capacitive and resistive diathermy and electroporation, and it is capable of biostimulating and speeding up the healing process. The aim is to restore optimal chewing function and alleviate pain by decompressing the joints and relaxing the muscles.
WHAT IS THE APPLICATION OF TECAR AT THE DENTIST FOR?
The tecar device available at our dental clinic in Milan can be applied to all tissues of the stomatognathic system. We intervene with this instrument on the microcirculation, ligaments, mucous membranes, bones, and muscles. It is effective for all forms of chronic or acute pain and for:
- Edema and swelling post-extraction, post-surgical interventions and implantology, and post-abscess;
- Trismus and muscle contractures resulting from abscesses;
- Cervicofacial neuralgia;
- Oro-cervicofacial pain;
- Numerous intracapsular and extracapsular dysfunctions.
Advantages of tecar post-trauma, post-surgery, and for the TMJ
Among the advantages found in the use of this device are:
- Short recovery times of the chewing function compared to traditional therapeutic systems (6/10 sessions in 4 or 5 weeks);
- Reduction in drug administration;
- Pre-setting of programs for the therapy of pathologies of the stomatognathic system.
HOW DOES THE DEVICE WORK?
Through an applicator capable of stimulating the increase in dermal temperature, greater blood circulation and vasodilation are favored in the treated area. This alleviates the symptoms of the pathology from the first treatments. The production of energy through tecar can be:
- Capacitive – electromagnetic waves are used to concentrate their effects on soft tissues that contain electrolytes, such as vascularized tissues, lymphatic tissues, and muscles;
- Resistive – the effects are concentrated on denser and harder tissues containing a greater amount of muscle fibers and fats.
Electroporation
Thanks to electroporation, body cells are subjected to a low-voltage electrical discharge. This allows the desired active ingredients to be conveyed through the skin and in a non-invasive way for therapeutic purposes through a particular impulse that makes the tissues more permeable. Since the active ingredients are released in a controlled manner and at a predefined depth, transcutaneous absorption is facilitated.
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