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Subjective and objective evaluation of bruxing patients undergoing short‐term splint therapy
Author(s) -
MEJIAS JUDITH E.,
MEHTA NOSHIR R.
Publication year - 1982
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1982.tb01017.x
Subject(s) - splint (medicine) , medicine , physical therapy , term (time) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary Subjective and objective criteria were utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of short‐term bite splint therapy on bruxistic behaviour. A simple bruxism monitoring device was used to check pre‐treatment and post‐treatment nocturnal bruxism. This preliminary study suggests that short‐term splint therapy is effective in eliminating mild to moderate facial pain and dysfunction while reducing bruxistic behaviour. The bruxism monitoring device is a simple and effective tool for diagnosing bruxism quantitatively.