Treatment of temporomandibular disorders with a combination of hard acrylic stabilisation appliance and a soft appliance in the opposing jaw. A retro- and prospective study

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Lindfors, Erik ^a,e   Nilsson, Håkan ^b,c   Helkimo, Martti ^a   Magnusson, Tomas ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION   (Sweden)

^b KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Specialisttandvården Kaniken ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Splints; Temporomandibular disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 42949088008     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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