Diagnosis and treatment of painful temporomandibular disorders
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1UCLA Dental Research Institute.
Dental Clinics of North America
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
This presentation has reviewed and discussed the various temporomandibular musculoskeletal disorders with which patients present. Also, a step-by-step sequence of treatment has been presented. Following this escalating sequence of conservative yet appropriate therapy will provide a logical plan of treatment for painful temporomandibular disorders and the majority of patients should be treated successfully (Fig. 30).
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