Treatment for TMD with occlusal splint and electromyographic control: Application of the FARC protocol in a Brazilian population

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 218-226

  Vieira e Silva, Carolina A ^a,b   Rodrigues da Silva, Marco Antônio M ^a   Melchior, Melissa de Oliveira ^a   de Felício, Cláudia Maria ^a   Sforza, Chiarella ^e   Tartaglia, Gianluca M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Air Force Hospital   (Brazil)

^c Stomatognathic Apparatus   (Brazil)

^d Centro Odontoiatrico e Protesico Civitali Sr L   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL MODELS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 84866452798     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: 21510903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/crn.2012.033     Document Type: Article

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