Author could get the result as below after EGS (an electrical nerve stimulator) treatment, one of the pain-reliaving methods, to 30 patients in whom author could confirm the objective improvement of symptoms among the patients who visited SNUH between July the first and December the 31st. 1984, because of TMJ pain.
1. The average number of treatment were 5.5 times/pt.. and mean treatment duration was 20 minutes.
2. The seventies of pain before the treatment were distressing (46.7%), discomforting (26.7%) mild (20.0%) and horrible (6.7%). but the percentages of them became changed to mild (50%), discomforting (33.3%), none (10%) and distressing (6.7%) after treatment.
3. The activities of mouth opening before the treatment were moderately restricted (53.3%). severely restricted (33.3%) and slightly restricted (13.3%), but the percentages of them became changed to slightly restricted (66.7%). normal (16.7%), moderately restricted (13.3%) and severely restricted (3.3 %) after treatment.
4. ´The effect of the pain upon ones personality before treatment were severely upset (43.3%), moderately upset (36.7%), slightly upset (16.7%) and normal (3.3%), but the percentages of them became changed to slightly upset (50%), normal (33.3%), moderately upset (10%) and severely upset (6.7%) after treatment.
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