Open AccessAn adult case of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treated with splint therapy and the subsequent orthodontic occlusal reconstruction
Author(s) -
Hanefı Kurt,
Evren Öztaş,
Burç Gençel,
Demet Ataman Taşan,
Derya Oztaş
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.91805
Subject(s) - splint (medicine) , medicine , osteoarthritis , temporomandibular joint , molar , open bite , orthodontics , occlusion , magnetic resonance imaging , dentistry , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , malocclusion , radiology , alternative medicine , geometry , mathematics , pathology
Herein we report treatment for a 19-year-old female patient with severe osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint. The patient had severe open bite with a Class II molar relationship. She had limited mouth opening and pain. Clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging revealed that she had anterior disc displacement without reduction. By splint therapy, limited mouth opening and pain was eliminated, but an anterior open bite developed after the treatment. By orthodontic treatment, an acceptable occlusion was achieved with a Class I molar relationship.