Chao News client reporter Cao Luting correspondent Zhang Feiyun Fang Xu.
Now that the New Year is approaching, pecans have become a common snack at many people's homes. As in previous years, at this time, the outpatient clinic of Director Zhang Yanzhen of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University will usher in a wave of "gluttonous" patients, and Xiao Wang is one of them.
Director Zhang, I just ate a few more pecans the day before, why can't I open my mouth when I wake up? Xiao Wang complained with a "mask of pain". After careful questioning and examination, Director Zhang wrote on the diagnosis column: **
Don't worry, this "** is not what you think, but the abbreviation of the name of a disease - temporomandibular joint disorder (**
The mouth hurts when it's big, you can't eat, the mouth "clicks" when you move, you get up in the morning and your mouth suddenly can't open, you yawn and your mouth can't close, if you have the above symptoms, then you may have been tricked!
*: Visual China.
**The main clinical manifestations are pain in the temporomandibular joint area, joint snapping during exercise, and mandibular movement disorders (jaw deviation, mouth opening jam, mouth opening restriction), etc. In addition to affecting the patient's eating and speaking to varying degrees, it will also affect the surrounding head, neck and shoulder muscles, causing shoulder and neck pain, headache, etc., and in severe cases, it can even cause abnormal functions of various systems of the human body and severe anxiety, depression and other mental disorders.
What is "** The temporomandibular joint is located in the bilateral pretragus area, which is the position that you can touch when you open and close your mouth. Problems in this area can cause temporomandibular joint disorders (** The incidence is high in the population and is more common in young ladies in their 20s and 40s. Most of them are caused by dysfunction, and the prognosis is good through conservative **; However, in a few cases, severe organic changes can be caused that require surgery**.
It is reported that since 2005, Chief Physician Zhang Yanzhen has led a team to adopt multidisciplinary joint conservative treatment for tens of thousands of patients with temporomandibular joint disorder.
At present, the pathogenesis of ** is not fully understood, and may be related to the following factors: poor eating habits (such as often eating hard and tough food, hemichewing, long-term teeth grinding, clenching teeth, etc.), abnormal occlusion (such as malocclusion, long-term tooth loss without repair, etc.), excessive psychological and mental stress, maxillofacial trauma and abnormal development of temporomandibular joint, etc.
If the symptoms are not severe, you can try to manage your behavior first, change your bad eating habits, adjust your mentality, and pay attention to rest. However, if it is a symptom of long-term joint pain, obvious limited mouth opening, mouth deviation and deviation, facial asymmetry and other symptoms, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.
How to prevent it".
Avoid opening your mouth too wide and chewing raw, cold, hard, and tough foods.
Eat in small bites, chew slowly, change the habit of chewing laterally, and pay attention to the balanced bite of both posterior teeth.
Pay attention to the warmth of the joint area, avoid the cold wind blowing directly in the front of the ear area in winter, and stay away from the air conditioning outlet in summer.
Regular dental check-ups and early repair of missing teeth.
Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, keep a happy mood, and don't be overly melancholy, irritable, etc.
Change bad habits such as clenching your teeth, licking your lips, pursing your mouth, biting your cheeks and lips, biting your fingernails and other bad habits when you are nervous.
Avoid bad postures, including cheek support, sitting at the desk for long periods of time, etc.
Avoid deliberately playing with the chin and maintain the correct chin position: When not talking or eating, the upper and lower teeth are slightly separated by 2-3mm, and the chin naturally sags.
As long as you pay attention to daily protection, ** is not scary.
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