Oral Splints: the Crutches for Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism?

Sleep bruxism and temporomandibular disorders ? ! ? Schlafbruxismus und CMD ? ! ?

Optoelectronic pantography diagnostics of temporomandibular disorders in patients with bruxism.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a joint term that encompasses a number of clinical symptoms that involve the teeth, masticatory musculature and temporomandibular joints (TMJ). They are a frequent cause of orofacial medical conditions. The aetiology of disorders is complex and individual etiologic factors are not sufficiently defined. Bruxism, in its centric or eccentric form, is becoming a...

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding).

BACKGROUND Sleep bruxism is an oral activity characterised by teeth grinding or clenching during sleep. Several treatments for sleep bruxism have been proposed such as pharmacological, psychological, and dental. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of occlusal splints for the treatment of sleep bruxism with alternative interventions, placebo or no treatment. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched ...

Effect of Occlusal Splints on the Temporomandibular Disorders, Dental Wear and Anxiety of Bruxist Children

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of occlusal splints to reduce the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), dental wear and anxiety in a group of bruxist children. METHODS All of the subjects were 3 to 6 years old, had complete primary dentition, class I occlusion and were classified as bruxist according to the minimal criteria of the ICSD for bruxism. For each child, ...

oral splint for temporomandibular joint disorders with revolutionary fluid system

temporomandibular joint (tmj) diseases and disorders refer to a complex and poorly understood set of conditions, manifested by pain in the area of the jaw and associated muscles and limitations in the ability to make the normal movements of speech, facial expression, eating, chewing, and swallowing. the conventional soft occlusal splint therapy is a much safer and effective mode of a conservati...