Evaluation of the short-term effectiveness of education versus an occlusal splint for the treatment of myofascial pain of the jaw muscles

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Michelotti, Ambra ^a   Iodice, Giorgio ^a   Vollaro, Stefano ^a   Steenks, Michel H ^b   Farella, Mauro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b University Medical Center   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Education; Myofascial pain; Occlusal splint; Randomized controlled clinical trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856482872     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0018     Document Type: Article

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