Research progress in the treatment of oral submucous fibrosis with traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine / 口腔疾病防治

@#Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic, occult and progressive potentially malignant disease that seriously affects the oral function and quality of life of patients. The oral burning sensation and limitation of mouth opening are the main reasons for patients to see a doctor. At present, the main treatment for oral submucosal fibrosis is still drug therapy. To provide ideas and references for the clinical treatment of oral submucosal fibrosis, this article reviews the mechanism, therapeutic effect and characteristics of common Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of oral submucosal fibrosis. The results of the literature review show that salvia miltiorrhiza, aloe, lycopene, curcumin and other traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine are effective in the treatment of oral submucosal fibrosis; in addition, Taohong Siwu Decoction combined with Western medicine and other combinations of traditional Chinese and Western medicine are effective and reduce side effects, and clinicians can choose appropriate drugs according to the patient’s main symptoms and general condition. In the future, researchers can study more combinations of traditional Chinese and Western medicine to treat oral submucosal fibrosis.

Hypertrophy of the mandibular coronoid process and structural alterations of the condyles associated with limited buccal opening: case report

This paper reports the case of a patient who presented limited buccal opening, though, without apparent symptomatology. The patient was partially toothless and exodontia of the remaining teeth was indicated. Clinical examination and clinical interview were performed as well as panoramic radiograph, transcranial radiograph of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and, later, computed tomography (CT), emphasizing the importance of complementary exams in the diagnostic phase. Analysis of the CT scan confirmed the structural alteration in the condylar and coronoid processes of the jaw, explaining the limited buccal opening. The remaining teeth were extracted and complete upper and lower dentures were fabricated, reestablishing the occlusal relationship and the patient's stomatognathic functions. Surgical treatment of the coronoid process was discarded.

Este trabalho é o relato do caso clínico de um paciente que apresentava limitação de abertura bucal, porém, sem sintomatologia aparente, parcialmente desdentado e com exodontia indicada para os dentes remanescentes. Foram realizados exame clínico, anamnese e solicitação de radiografias panorâmica, transcraniana das articulações temporomandibulares e, posteriormente, tomografia computadorizada, ressaltando a importância de exames complementares na fase de diagnóstico. Pela análise da tomografia computadorizada, confirmou-se a alteração estrutural nos processos condilares e coronóide da mandíbula, justificando a abertura bucal reduzida. Os dentes remanescentes foram extraídos e próteses totais superior e inferior foram confeccionadas, restabelecendo o relacionamento oclusal e as funções estomatognáticas do paciente, não optando por tratamento cirúrgico do processo coronóide.