Modern view on the problem of splint therapy in treatment of chronic tension type headache

The review presents the epidemiology of tension type headache. The key points of etiology, pathogenesis and clinical picture are described, modern therapeutic approaches to the treatment of chronic tension headache are considered. The data on the possibility of using prosthetic and splint therapy for correction of health status in patients with chronic tension type headache are presented. The necessity of conducting research aimed at determining the role of using occlusive splints and the significance of correcting occlusive relationships in chronic tension type headache is grounded.