{"id":21713,"date":"2020-04-03T23:16:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T21:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apolonija.hr\/treatment-of-the-temporomandibular-joint\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:23:07","slug":"treatment-of-the-temporomandibular-joint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apolonija.hr\/en\/dental-treatment\/treatment-of-the-temporomandibular-joint\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment of the temporomandibular joint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Symptoms and signs of temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscle dysfunction<\/h2>\n

Pain, clicks and sounds in the jaw joint area, difficulty opening or closing the jaw, unstable bite, pain in the chewing muscles, most often appear between the ages of twenty and forty. This is temporomandibular dysfunction, a set of symptoms with which many patients come to our clinic. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the Apolonija Polyclinic, we have been successfully treating disorders of the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles for many years. We apply a combination of traditional and modern approaches and therapeutic concepts from several European schools of functional diagnostics and therapy. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the Apolonija Polyclinic, we follow a temporomandibular joint treatment protocol that consists of 4 steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • detailed diagnostics <\/span><\/li>\n
  • procedures for removing functional stimuli and reducing system excitability<\/span><\/li>\n
  • short-term relaxation therapy <\/span><\/li>\n
  • long-term corrective and reconstructive therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The basis of treatment is a diagnostic assessment of the cause of the patient’s problems. In addition to clinical examinations, which are the basis of successful treatment, Modjaw, currently the most accurate and advanced software diagnostics, is often used in the diagnosis of jaw joint dysfunction. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Unlike traditional articulators that are based on average joint parameter values,<\/span> the Modjaw digital articulator<\/b> is a revolutionary system that allows us to obtain individual values \u200b\u200bfor our patient’s temporomandibular joint. It enables dynamic analysis of jaw movements in real time. We want to find the ideal way for our patients to open and close their mouths and move their jaws. With the Modjaw system, we can more easily and precisely achieve the patient’s individual bite. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>