Effectiveness of a prefabricated occlusal appliance in patients with temporomandibular joint pain: A randomized controlled multicenter study

Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-137

  Christidis, Nikolaos ^a   Doepel, Marika ^b   Ekberg, EwaCarin ^c   Ernberg, Malin ^a   Bell, Yrsa Le ^b   Nilner, Maria ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Headache; Long term follow up; Occlusal appliance; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCLUSAL SPLINT; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901846517     PISSN: 23330384     EISSN: 23330376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11607/ofph.1216     Document Type: Article

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