SPLINTS IN TMJ DYSFUNCTION. HOW EFFECTIVE? A REVIEW
( CMD) must be taken into consideration in treating such patients. 34 In case of reasonable suspicion of craniomandibular dysfunction, an estimate for the detailed clinical and possibly instrumental diagnostics and optionally( grinding teeth guard / bite splint) pretreatment must be done. Only after pre-treatment definitive treatments can be planned and carried out. 35
4. Conclusions
Due to the diverse causes of these disorders, TMD pain management requires various methods of treatment that are compliant with the origin of the dysfunction. Most of the TMD patients are helped by incorporation of a stabilization splint. There is not enough data on the long-term efficacy and effectiveness of this widely used therapeutic tool. In the future, there is a need for well-conducted randomized controlled trials paying attention to adequate sample size, blind outcome assessment, duration of follow up, and using standardized methods for measuring treatment outcomes. Occlusal splints must be chosen by dentists based upon appropriate diagnosis, as opposed to a simple cure for all TMD conditions.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
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