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Year : 2015 | Volume
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Management of myofacial pain with liquid oral splint
Anish Amin, Roseline Meshramkar, K Lekha
Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Anish Amin Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad - 580009, Karnataka India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2347-4610.166183
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Occlusal splint therapy has been one of the conventional modalities of the management of temporomandibular disorders. However, it is important for a clinician to make an evidence.based decision on choosing the appropriate type of splint. Currently, the much-discussed one is the liquid supported the occlusal splints. A 19-year-old girl diagnosed with myofacial pain, presented with a chief complaint of the history of pain and headache which is severe early in the morning and continuous throughout the day since 1-month, also associated with the tenderness of masticatory muscles and attrition of the lower anterior teeth. The patient was provided with a liquid occlusal splint for a period of 3 months with check.up recalls at predefined intervals. Post the liquid occlusal splint therapy, the patient showed a significant decrease in both subjective and objective pain. |
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