Long-term efficacy of resilient appliance therapy in TMD pain patients: A randomised, controlled trial

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 713-721

  Nilsson, H ^a,b   Vallon, D ^a   Ekberg, E C ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Occlusal splints; Orofacial pain; Randomised controlled trial; Resilient appliance; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DEPRESSION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; DEPRESSION; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052592684     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2011.02210.x     Document Type: Article

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