Chronic headache and nocturnal bruxism in a 5-year-old child treated with an occlusal splint
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1Department of Conservative Dentistry, Glasgow University, Scotland.
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
A report is presented of a 5-year-old girl who had an 11-month history of chronic headache and nocturnal bruxism. Treatment using a removable appliance that provided maximum support in centric relation was successful in relieving the headache during a follow-up period of 22 months.

