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Multidisciplinary Approach in Rehabilitation After Temporomandibular Disorders and Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: Dentistry and Physiotherapy

Temporomandibular Bozukluklar ve Baş-Boyun Kanserleri Tedavisi Sonrası Rehabilitasyonda Multidisipliner Yaklaşım: Diş Hekimliği ve Fizyoterapi

İremnur Sambur(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜLHANE DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ)0009-0006-6402-8717
Hakan Avsever(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜLHANE DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ (ANKARA), GÜLHANE DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ PR. (ANKARA))0000-0002-2972-2547
Kaan Gündüz(ONDOKUZ MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ PR.)0000-0002-0464-1978
Gökçe Ulukaradağ(girne üniversity)0009-0003-0557-8987
Pages
233–240
Publication Date
2026-09-28
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While dentistry ensures the structural and functional integrity of the oral and masticatory system, physiotherapy aims to restore the movement, neuromuscular control, and overall physical performance of these structures.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Dental practices encompass not only oral and dental health but also the rehabilitation process following two complex clinical conditions characterized by pain, functional loss, and decreased quality of life: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Head and Neck Cancers (HNC).
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Key Findings & Data:Physiotherapy offers a significant complementary approach to enhance patients’ quality of life both in the treatment of TMD and in the rehabilitation during and after head and neck cancer treatments.
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⚙️Variables:Temporomandibular bozukluklar · baş-boyun kanserleri · fizyoterapi

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Dental practices encompass not only oral and dental health but also the rehabilitation process following two complex clinical conditions characterized by pain, functional loss, and decreased quality of life: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Head and Neck Cancers (HNC). Physiotherapy offers a significant complementary approach to enhance patients’ quality of life both in the treatment of TMD and in the rehabilitation during and after head and neck cancer treatments. The rehabilitation of TMD and HNC is too multidimensional to be managed by a single disciplinary approach. While dentistry ensures the structural and functional integrity of the oral and masticatory system, physiotherapy aims to restore the movement, neuromuscular control, and overall physical performance of these structures. Multidisciplinary teamwork involving dentists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, oncologists, and psychologists, followed by early diagnosis and early intervention, creates patient-centered personalized programs that serve as the cornerstone for optimizing functional outcomes and quality of life. The aim of this article is to present, in light of current literature, the role of physiotherapy in dentistry, the physiotherapy methods used, and physiotherapy interventions applied to regions relevant to the field of dentistry.

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Diş hekimliği uygulamaları yalnızca ağız ve diş sağlığını değil; ağrı, fonksiyon kaybı ve yaşam kalitesinde düşüş ile karakterize olan iki kompleks klinik tablo olan Temporomandibular Bozukluklar (TMB) ve Baş-Boyun Kanserleri (BBK) sonrası rehabilitasyon sürecini de kapsar. Fizyoterapi hem TME bozukluklarında hem de baş-boyun kanserlerinin tedavileri sırasında ve sonrası rehabilitasyonda hastaların hayat kalitelerini arttırmak açısından önemli bir tamamlayıcı yaklaşım sunmaktadır. TMB ve BBK rehabilitasyonu, tek bir disipliner yaklaşımla yönetilemeyecek kadar çok boyutludur. Diş hekimliği, ağız ve çiğneme sisteminin yapısal ve fonksiyonel bütünlüğünü sağlarken, fizyoterapi bu yapıların hareketini, nöromüsküler kontrolünü ve genel fiziksel performansını yeniden kazandırmayı hedefler. Diş hekimi, fizyoterapist, konuşma terapisti, onkolog ve psikologdan oluşan multidisipliner bir ekip çalışması sonrasında hastalıkların erken teşhisi ve erken müdahale ile oluşturulan hasta merkezli kişiselleştirilmiş programlar, fonksiyonel sonuçlar ve yaşam kalitesini optimize etmenin temel taşlarıdır. Bu makalenin amacı, diş hekimliğinde fizyoterapinin yeri, kullanılan fizyoterapi metotları ve diş hekimliği alanını ilgilendiren bölgelere uygulanan fizyoterapi girişimlerini güncel literatürler ışığında ortaya koymaktır.

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Sambur, İ., Avsever, H., Gündüz, K., Ulukaradağ, G. (2026). Multidisciplinary Approach in Rehabilitation After Temporomandibular Disorders and Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: Dentistry and Physiotherapy. Türk Diş Hekimliği Araştırma Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 233–240. https://doi.org/10.58711/turkishjdentres.vi.1897013

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