Behavioural changes and occlusal splints are effective in the management of masticatory myofascial pain: A short-term evaluation

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 754-760

  Conti, P C R ^a   De Alencar, E N ^a   Da Mota Correa A S ^a   Lauris, J R P ^a   Porporatti, A L ^a   Costa, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equipment design; Masticatory muscles; Occlusal splints; Oro facial pain; Pain threshold; Temporomandibular joint disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINT; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865999753     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2012.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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