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The Journal of American Science
ISSN 1545-1003
Volume 8, Issue 3, Cumulated
No. 46, March 25, 2012
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Efficacy Of
Soft Occlusal Splint Therapy In Management Of
Temporomandibular Disorders
Khaled A. Elhayes*; Nermeen Hassanien*
**Ass.
Professor Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, OMFS Department,
Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
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Lecturer Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, OMFS Department,
Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
#Corresponding
Author:
pdkae@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Aim:
Assessment of the role of night guard as a simple soft
occlusal splint therapy for treatment of patients having
myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome or internal derangement
of TMJ in form of anterior disc
displacement with reduction. Patients and
Methods: This study
involved 37 patients (16 males and 21 females) aged 26 to 45
years. They were suffering from myofascial pain dysfunction
syndrome (MPD) or internal derangement (ID) of TMJ that had
anterior disc displacement with reduction (ADDR).
A vacuum made
soft occlusal splint (night guard) which was fabricated from
rubber sheets of 2 mm thickness to fit the upper arch. It
was worn for 4 months.
Patients were recalled monthly
for this whole period to check for any occlusal tearing of
the night guard. All the parameters for TMJ functions were
measured preoperatively and monthly till the last time
interval at 4th month postoperatively.
Results:
There was a progressive decrease in pain scores, muscles
tenderness, TMJ clicking and tenderness with various jaw
movements and significant improvement in mouth opening in
patients on soft occlusal splint therapy during the
follow-up period. Conclusions:
Occlusal splint therapy of TMJ using soft night guard has
better long-term results in reducing the symptoms of MPD
syndrome and improves the internal derangement of TMJ.
[Khaled A. Elhayes*;
Nermeen Hassanien.
Efficacy Of Soft
Occlusal Splint Therapy In Management Of Temporomandibular
Disorders.
Journal of American Science 2012; 8(3):1-8].
(ISSN: 1545-1003).
http://www.americanscience.org.
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Keywords:
Occlusal splint; Night Guard; MPD; Internal Derangement; TMJ.
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