Treatment of joint pain and joint noises associated with a recent TMJ internal derangement: A comparison of an anterior repositioning splint, a full-arch maxillary stabilization splint, and an untreated control group

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-219

  Tecco, Simona ^a,b   Festa, Felice ^b,c,d,e,f   Salini, Vincenzo ^b,g   Epifania, Ettore ^h   D'Attilio, Michele ^b  

^a University of Chieti ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c Dept of Orthodontics and Gnathology

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f Professor National College

^g Pathological Anatomy   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATIENT; SPLINT; SYMPTOM; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TIME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 4344600596     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2004.026     Document Type: Article

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