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Long-term prognosis for the clicking jaw
1Faculty of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|June 1, 1988
Abstract:
Ninety-four patients who complained of clicking of the temporomandibular joint not associated with pain were followed up for varying lengths of time. Analysis of the follow-up indicates that approximately 70% of the patients who have a painless, clicking temporomandibular joint will eventually have pain and that the use of a nonrepositioning occlusal splint does not lessen the likelihood of pain ensuing.