Physiotherapy in dentistry : the experience in U.C.H. Ibadan

ABSTRACT

Physiotherapy has been involved in the management of various clinical conditions in the University College Hospital; Ibadan. However a low frequency of referrals from the department of Dentistry was observed. A two-year review of case notes in the Department of Dentistry showed 226 cases who could have benefited from physiotherapy; but only seven of the cases were referred. Case report of three patients were presented to highlight the value of early physiotherapy intervention in some temporomandibular disorders