What medicine should I take for maxillary arthritis?

Arthritis is a very common disease that causes pain in the bones. Mandibular arthritis is also a type of arthritis, which can cause symptoms such as ear pain, pain when chewing, headaches, and sometimes even difficulty swallowing food. What medicine should I take for maxillary arthritis? First of all, we need to know the cause of mandibular arthritis, and then prescribe the right medicine according to the cause, so that mandibular arthritis can get better faster.

Temporomandibular arthritis, a condition of the joint where the jaw connects to the ear, is also a common source of pain. Place your fingers in front of the ear canals on both sides and open your mouth wide, and you will hear a sound similar to splitting. Symptoms of TMJ arthritis are very common. These include local joint pain, ear pain, headache, noise and pain when chewing, and are accompanied by pain in various muscles. The ability to open the mouth is limited, and swallowing food is sometimes difficult.

1. Causes of disease

1. Crooked teeth

Difficulty in moving the jaw up and down easily may be caused by "misaligned" teeth (what dentists call a bad bite). So the treatment is to make the teeth bite correctly. If your teeth don't fit together properly, it can lead to TMJ. But this is not absolute. Many people have a good bite but suffer from TMJ, while many people do not have TMJ despite crooked teeth.

2. Muscle Imbalance

Another cause of TMJ is muscle imbalance. Correction of the bite can help, and the use of mirrors and biofeedback can also relieve symptoms. A muscle imbalance may be caused by the mouth opening to one side. The correct way to open and close your mouth, bite or chew is to let the lower jaw rise and fall along the midline, rather than forcing it to the left or right. In TMJ, a grinding sound or crepitus may be heard when the patient opens his mouth to one side instead of along the midline. This sound is caused by expansion of the joint or wear of the membrane, indicating that the muscles pulling the jaw are not functioning properly and the movement of the jaw is unbalanced. If this is the cause of muscle imbalance, bite correction is necessary. Muscle imbalances can also have other causes. Often people with TMJ will clench their teeth or grind their teeth when they are nervous, just as some people rub their fists and sweat their palms when they are nervous. The more uncomfortable they feel, the tighter they bite; the tighter they bite, the more severe the pain; the more severe the pain, the more anxious they feel and the more nervous they become, which in turn makes them bite tighter, forming a vicious cycle. TMJ patients may also grind their teeth during sleep.

2. Treatment Methods

1. Proteolytic enzyme drug sugar

Papaya enzyme extracted from papaya and bromelain extracted from pineapple are two proteolytic enzymes that can be used. Dissolving them between the cheeks and gums in the mouth can help reduce swelling. For example, Clear ease sugar will have a certain effect if taken by chewing three to four times a day.

2. Anti-inflammatory drugs

Naproxen sodium, aspirin, and other nonsteroidal medications are effective.

3. Steroids

Whether these medications are injected directly into the joint or taken orally, they should be used under the advice of your doctor or dentist. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) examination can provide the most detailed information about the joint condition and can be used as a reference for treatment.

4. Give your jaw a rest

Use a scarf or hatband to support your jaw and take the weight off the jaw joint.

Deliver nutrients to the temporomandibular joint cartilage

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3. Treatment principles

1. Infectious arthritis

① Anti-inflammatory treatment: perform drug sensitivity test and choose antibiotic treatment. ② When an abscess is formed, incision and drainage should be performed. ③After the inflammation subsides, you should practice opening your mouth and undergo physical therapy to prevent joint stiffness.

2. Traumatic arthritis

① Local rest, physical therapy, and analgesia. Give antibiotics to prevent secondary infection.

② If there is effusion or hematoma, it should be aspirated. After the inflammation subsides, 0.5-1.0 ml of prednisolone should be injected into the joint cavity.

3. Degenerative arthritis

①Repair missing teeth to restore normal chewing function.

②Physical therapy: irradiation with infrared rays or helium-neon laser.

③Intra-articular injection of prednisolone (prednisolone) 0.5-1ml, once a week. One course of treatment is 3 times.

4. Rheumatoid arthritis

①Physical therapy: irradiation with infrared rays or helium-neon laser.

②Drug treatment: Oral salicylic acid drugs such as phenylbutazone, indomethacin (indomethacin), ibuprofen, etc. Hormones such as hydrocortisone acetate can be injected into the joint cavity for treatment.