Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)
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 thickn...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-6541b27a4f4e4b2f965846501b7bd2022025-02-03T01:07:14ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232018-01-01201810.1155/2018/37565873756587Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs)Nihat Akbulut0Ahmet Altan1Sibel Akbulut2Cemal Atakan3Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, TurkeyAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, TurkeyAssistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, TurkeyProfessor, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, TurkeyObjective. 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.”http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3756587 |
| spellingShingle | Nihat Akbulut Ahmet Altan Sibel Akbulut Cemal Atakan Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) Pain Research and Management |
| title | Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) |
| title_full | Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) |
| title_short | Evaluation of the 3 mm Thickness Splint Therapy on Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMDs) |
| title_sort | evaluation of the 3 mm thickness splint therapy on temporomandibular joint disorders tmds |
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