Proper diagnosis and patient selection are critical for success. For patients in whom conservative therapy has failed, the modified condylotomy can be an excellent form of treatment.R. Scott ConleyTemporomandibular disorders and orofacial pain: separating controversy from consensus...
January 25, 2006 Tracy Hampton, PhD JAMA.2006;295(4):377. doi:10.1001/jama.295.4.377-a FullText The first-ever prospective clinical trial to identify risk factors that contribute to the development of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJDs) has been launched by the National I...
Every patient recorded the intensity of their spontaneous pain using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) twice a day (in the morning and evening) noting data in a diary. Maximum mouth opening was recorded by a blind operator during the first visit and after 14 days. Results: Mann-Whitney test was ...
Faced with an intractable problem where the primary solution until now has been bite splints, which have notoriously poor patient compliance levels, some forward thinking dentists have been quick to see the potential offered by a new device known as Cerezen....