Current Evidence Providing Clarity in Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Summary of a Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials for Intra-oral Appliances and Occlusal Therapies

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-52

  Fricton, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; META ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 33748659695     PISSN: 15323382     EISSN: 15323390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

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