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  • Title: The effect of intra-articular irrigation injection therapy on osteoarthrosis of the temporomandibular joint.
    Author: Gu ZY, Wu HL, Wu QL, Cao ZQ, Zhang YX.
    Journal: Chin J Dent Res; 1998 Dec; 1(3):44-8. PubMed ID: 10557173.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of intra-articular irrigation-injection therapy in treating osteoarthrosis of the temporomandibular joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-seven patients (the test group) received intra-articular irrigation injection; 26 patients (the control group) received intra-articular injection of steroid. The synovial fluid, aspirated from five subjects of the test group before and after the therapy, was assayed to determine the tumor necrosis factor. RESULTS: Clinical evaluations were performed 3 months after the therapy. Thirteen subjects in the test group fell into the "excellent" category, 19 into the "good" category, and five into the "no effect" category; in the control group, eight subjects fell into the "excellent" category; nine into the "good" category, and nine into the "no effect" category. The category difference in total effectiveness between the test group and the control group is statistically significant (X2 = 3.9340 P < 0.05). TNF in synovial fluid also showed statistically significant differences before and after treatment (T = 2.8825, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Intra-articular irrigation injection is an effective therapy method for treating osteoarthrosis and is superior to intra-articular injection of steroid.
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