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Case Report of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Patient (Functional Lateral Mandibular Displacement) with Many Clinical Symptoms Treated by Chuna & General Oriental Method

Objectives : This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Chuna & General Oriental Method on Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Patient(Functional Lateral Mandibular Displacement) with Many Clinical Symptoms. Methods : The therapies were Chuna, acupuncture treatment and herbal medicine. We estimated the effects of treatment by measuring the length from the end of frenulum labii superioris to the frenulum labii inferioris, Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and Patient Global Assessment(PGA) before and after treatment. Results : After treatment, we confirmed these improvements: the length from the end of frenulum labii superioris to the frenulum labii inferioris changed from 10-7mm to 0-2mm, the VAS was changed from 10 to 0-2 and many clinial symptoms improved. Conclusions : These results suggusted that Chuna & General Oriental Method effected for Temporomandibular joint disorders caused many clinical symptoms.