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[Short-term effects of the Michigan splint on muscular and joint pain]
S Baldissara1, S C Mascellani, S Catapano
1Servizio di Protesi Dentaria e Riabilitazione, Cranio-Mandibolare, Università degli Studi Ferrara.
Background:
In 1966 Ramfjord and Ash proposed the Michigan's splint that, at present, is one of the splints widely accepted for the treatment of craniomandibular disorders (CMD).
Methods:
For this study, thirty-one subjects were examined according to the protocol of the European Academy of CMD; each patient indicated the intensity of pain using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After therapy with Michigan's splint, the visit was repeated and the patient indicated again the VAS.
Results:
The results showed that the splint has short-term benefit effects on the muscular and articular pain, even if the effects are lesser on the articular pain.
Conclusions:
The Michigan's splint is a valid device for therapy of CMD, moreover it is very cheap, very easy to use and without contraindications.