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Temporomandibular joint vibration before and after exercises and occlusal splints
Karina Helga Leal Turcio1, Alício Rosalino Garcia, Paulo Renato Junqueira Zuim
1Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, University of the State of SãoPaulo, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
Abstract:
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.
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