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Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorder Using Occlusal Splint

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Patient suffering from occlusal abnormally is usually detected months or even years when the ucute patient visits a dentist, and generally the patient does not receive direct treatment upon his complaints since minimum information is available on this type of treatment. In general, the dental provides medication only or conducts incorrect selective grinding where in fact.the patiemt does not feel better from the previous conditions. The objective of this study in to discuss the treatment on the dysfunctional temporomandibular joint followed by occlusal disorder using occlusal splint. In this case, a forty three years old male having trauble with the joint on the left jaw followed by orofacial pain caused by occlusal disorder,. Intial treatment with occlusal splint makes the patient comfortable and recovers from his complaints since the patient could restructure the chewing muscles. This treatment will be more successful if the dentist has the chewing muscles. This treatment will be more successful if the dentist has the knowledge to use and choose occlusal splint method properly. Occlusal Splint could be used as a supporting therapy and consideration as one of the theapies to avoid the unwanted side effects. The use of occlusal splint is meant as an alternative of the main therapy in overcoming the problem of occlusal splant. Finally, therapy with occlusal splint is very effective as an alternative treatment to handle the dysfunction of temporamandibular joint caused by occlusion.

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Dental Journal: 42(1):31-36

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Surabaya : FKG Universitas Airlangga., 2009

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English

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1978-3728

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TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS
OCCLUSAL SPLINTS

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