Mouth-opening device as a treatment modality in trismus patients with head and neck cancer and oral submucous fibrosis: a prospective study.
Clin Oral Investig
; 23(1): 469-476, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study investigated the clinical effectiveness of intervention with an open-mouth exercise device designed to facilitate maximal interincisal opening (MIO) and improve quality of life in patients with head and neck (H&N) cancer and oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Sixty patients with H&N cancer, OSF, and trismus (MIO < 35 mm) participated in the functional rehabilitation program. An open-mouth exercise device intervention group and conventional group, each consisting of 20 patients, underwent a 12-week training and exercising program and follow-up. For the control group, an additional 20 patients were randomly selected to match the demographic characteristics of the aforementioned two groups.RESULTS:
The patients' MIO improvements in the aforementioned three groups were 14.0, 10.5, and 1.3 mm, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Results of this study confirm the significant improvement in average mouth-opening range. In addition, according to patient feedback, significant improvements in health-related quality of life and reductions in trismus symptoms occurred in the open-mouth exercise device group. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This newly designed open-mouth exercise device can facilitate trismus patients with H&N cancer and OSF and improve mouth-opening range and quality of life.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fibrose Oral Submucosa
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Trismo
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Terapia por Exercício
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article