Science and Innovations in MedicineScience and Innovations in Medicine2500-13882618-754XFSBEI of Higher Education SamSMU of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation2155810.35693/2500-1388-2016-0-2-44-49Research ArticleCOMPLEX TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTPotapovVP PPhD, professor of the Prosthodontics Department, Samara State Medical Universitypvlp00@mail.ruMaltcevaAV Vassistant of the Prosthodontics Department, Samara State Medical University.arina_smolina@inbox.ruPotapovIV VPhD, assistant of the Prosthodontics Department, Samara State Medical Universitypotapoff88@rambler.ruPonomarevAV VPhD, associate professor of the Prosthodontics Department, Samara State Medical Universityandrey1-sun@yandex.ruKamenevaLA APhD, assistant of the Prosthodontics Department, Samara State Medical University.lu m@list.ruSamara State Medical University1506201612444910032020Copyright © 2016, Potapov V.P., Maltceva A.V., Potapov I.V., Ponomarev A.V., Kameneva L.A.2016This article describes the methods of treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ OA) on the example of the study of 63 patients. Aim - development of an algorithm for complex treatment of patients with OA of the TMJ. Materials and methods. All patients were examined by the scheme, which included a survey, inspection, making diagnostic models, checking occlusal contacts, recording mandibular movement, electromyographic study of masticatory muscles, and CT scan of the TMJ. Results. All patients were divided into 3 groups. The treatment of patients of the first subgroup included selective polishing of the teeth, the use of non-narcotic analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory preparations and physiotherapy The patients of the second subgroup received medical-diagnostic mouthguards, and the third subgroup of patients was treated by successive disocclusion of the teeth in combination with massage, physiotherapy and myogymnastics. Conclusions. Treatment of OA of the TMJ should be comprehensive and include orthopedic treatment, the use of drugs, physical therapy, massage and myogymnastics.osteoarthritis (OA)temporomandibular joint (TMJ)CT scanmouthguardsuccessive disocclusion of teethостеоартроз (ОА)височнонижнечелюстной сустав (ВНЧС)СКТкаппапоследовательная дезокклюзия зубов[Семелева Е.И. Диагностика и лечение зубочелюстных аномалий, осложненных остеоартрозом височнонижнечелюстных суставов: Дис. ... канд. мед. наук. Санкт-Петербург; 2014. Доступно по: http://szgmu.ru/ds/upload/files/Диссертация %20 Семелева%о20Е%о20И%о20^Т Ссылка активна на 4.10.2016][Костина И.Н., Кочмашева В.В. Ультразвуковая диагностика остеоартроза височно-нижнечелюстного сустава. Проблемы стоматологии. 2016; 12(2): 86-94][Ахмедов Э.Т. Результаты лечения больных с артрозами височно-нижнечелюстного сустава. Институт стоматологии. 2009(9): 72-74][Потапов В.П. Клиническая картина и методы лечения больных с остеоартрозом височно-нижнечелюстного сустава, обусловленного хронической микротравмой. Аспирантский вестник Поволжья. 2010(7-8): 165-167][Сидоренко А.Н. Клинические признаки, диагностика и комплексное лечение больных с деформирующим артрозом височно-нижнечелюстного сустава. Казанский медицинский журнал. 2012; 93(5): 753-757]