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Effect of occlusal splint and transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in patients with bruxism
Author(s) -
ALVAREZARENAL A.,
JUNQUERA L. M.,
FERNÁNDEZ J. P.,
GONZÁLEZ I.,
OLAY S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00923.x
Subject(s) - splint (medicine) , medicine , lateral pterygoid muscle , signs and symptoms , temporomandibular disorder , orthodontics , dentistry , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , stimulation , anesthesia , temporomandibular joint , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
Summary A crossed‐design experimental study has been made involving simple blind paired data and random assignment to treatment, with the aim of evaluating the action of an occlusal splint with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) upon the manifestations of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in patients with bruxism. The prevalence of TMD in the 24 patients with bruxism was 62·5%%; the corresponding severity, as determined by the pantographic reproducibility index (PRI), was mild (mean value: 20·71). Clicking and pain in the lateral pterygoid muscle were the most frequent clinical manifestations. The occlusal splint and TENS did not significantly improve the signs and symptoms of TMD in these patients with bruxism.