Otro
Temporomandibular Joint Vibration Before and After Exercises and Occlusal Splints
Registro en:
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 22, n. 6, p. E14-E16, 2011.
1049-2275
10.1097/SCS.0b013e31822ec7e8
WOS:000297741900005
0000-0002-3800-3050
Autor
Leal Turcio, Karina Helga
Garcia, Alicio Rosalino
Zuim, Paulo Renato Junqueira
Goiato, Marcelo Coelho
Santos, Daniela Micheline dos
Marcal Mazza Sundefeld, Maria Lucia
Resumen
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sounds are frequent in patients. The aim of this study was to analyze patients with clicking at the end of opening and at the beginning of closing their mouths treated by muscular exercises through chewing and by occlusal splints. Fifteen patients with clinically verified clicking and TMJ and 15 patients without sounds were selected by the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. They were submitted to electrovibratography at consultation and 60 and 120 days of treatment by occlusal splints and exercises. Patients demonstrated significant reduction of TMJ sounds after treatment, but vibration intensity was not similar with that of the control group after 120 days.