Evaluation of occlusal splint therapy in temporomandibular joint disorder patients using real‐time ultrasonography

Telkar, Swaroop; Khan, Mubeen; Shukla, Anil Kumar; Dodamani, Arun Suresh; Yalsangi, Shilpa; Telkar, Deepti

doi:10.1111/j.2041-1626.2010.00018.x

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“…Telkar et al found the mean US thickness of the resting masseter muscle to be 8.71 ± 0.44 [7.90–9.40] mm in their study of 47 patients [ 25 ]. In our study, we calculated the resting US thickness of the right masseter muscle as 8.71 ± 1.91 [5.2–17.30] mm, and the left masseter muscle as i8.62 ± 1.69 [4.7–13.30] mm.…”

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Use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders: a prospective clinical study

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Objectives Panoramic radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are traditionally used for imaging temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its pathologies. Besides these radiographic techniques, the recent use of ultrasonography (US) in diagnosing joint diseases has been introduced. However, there is no prospective clinical study examining the application of US in imaging of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the features of the joint and surrounding structures in the US in TMD patients. Methods 320 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 100 of these individuals accepted to participate in the study. This study evaluated 200 TMJ; including the right TMJ and left TMJ of 100 patients. The study was designed as a clinical single-blind observational device trial. Results It has been seen that women are 3.54 times more likely to have muscle pain than men. It has been determined that the probability of joint pain increased as the joint space with the mouth closed increased. It has been seen that women are 3.61 times more likely to experience headaches than men. Conclusions The US, which is becoming increasingly common in dentistry, can be used as an aid in TMD diagnoses. US will not be sufficient when it is desired to evaluate the TMJ joint area more precisely and clearly in patients who will be planned for advanced surgical intervention. Therefore, it may be necessary to refer for MRI. The values of our findings will be a reference in TMD diagnoses. Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT04452110.

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“…The usage of occlusal splints as an early or conservative treatment modality for TMD patients is currently a very common clinical practice [3, 4, 10–13]. Of the many types of manufactured splints used, occlusal stabilization splints made of rigid acrylic and manufactured in contact with all mandibular teeth occlusal surface are preferred for these kinds of conservative treatments according to the literature [4, 8, 11, 13, 14]. Aside from a few sources [8, 15, 16], research has not extensively covered the effects of splint thickness.…”

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Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)

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et al. 2018

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Objective. This study aimed at finding out whether the 3 mm thickness of stabilization splints has positive or negative effects on all temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms. Materials and Methods. The statistical calculation included 25 (22 females; 3 males) TMD patients who received 3 mm thickness stabilization splint therapy. They were evaluated according to follow-up treatment period, TMD pain, muscle pain, mouth opening, diet score, and splint usage time per day. Results. There was important treatment success that 22 (88%) of patients were totally healed. There was not any remarkable effect or advancement of splints on total healings of TMDs in first 3 months' period (11/25 patients, 44%). The mouth opening mean reached 38, 67 mm at 6 months and 41 mm at 12 months with remarkable success. Except one (4%) patient, other 24 (96%) patients had a normal diet score of 3 at the end of splint therapy. There was no correlation between splint usage duration a day and total healing of TMDs. Conclusion. We conclude that 3 mm splint therapy should maintain at least 6 months to achieve remarkable results. Splint should be used at least 12 h a day consistent with our results. Finally, diet score should be incorporated with TMD pain and amount of mouth opening; hence, we advise to use in one term as “total healing.”

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A clinical trial: Aqualizer ™ therapy and its effects on myopathies or temporomandibular dysfunctions. Part I: Objective parameters

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Evaluation of occlusal splint therapy in temporomandibular joint disorder patients using real‐time ultrasonography

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders: a prospective clinical study

Use of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders: a prospective clinical study

Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)

A clinical trial: Aqualizer ™ therapy and its effects on myopathies or temporomandibular dysfunctions. Part I: Objective parameters

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