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Article

Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders

by
Bernhard Wiechens
1,2,*,
Svea Paschereit
1,
Tristan Hampe
1,
Torsten Wassmann
1,
Nikolaus Gersdorff
1 and
Ralf Bürgers
1
1
Department of Prosthodontics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
2
Department of Orthodontics, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2022, 10(6), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061070
Submission received: 19 May 2022 / Revised: 6 June 2022 / Accepted: 7 June 2022 / Published: 9 June 2022
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Abstract

Splint therapy is widely used in the treatment of myofascial pain, but valid studies on the efficacy of this therapy are rare. The purpose of the present study was to investigate which qualifiable and quantifiable effects of splint therapy are detectable. For this purpose, 29 patients (21 women, mean age 44.6 ± 16 years) diagnosed with myofascial pain (RDC/TMD) were investigated in this prospective clinical trial (10/6/14An). Patients were treated with Michigan splints applied overnight for three months. Before (T1) and after three months of treatment (T2), patients were registered with an electronic ultrasound device with qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the registrations and a qualitative assessment of pain symptoms using a verbal analog scale. Significant differences were found between maximum mouth opening (MMP) (p < 0.001) and right condylar movement (CM) at MMP (p = 0.045). Qualitative assessment revealed that 24 of 29 patients experienced an improvement in pain symptoms, 17 of whom experienced complete remission. The results of the qualitative and quantitative analysis provide indications of the effectiveness of the splint therapy. In addition to quantitative measurements, the ultrasound facebow technique was also able to provide qualitative information.
Keywords: myofascial pain; TMD; splint treatment; electronic ultrasound device myofascial pain; TMD; splint treatment; electronic ultrasound device

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Wiechens, B.; Paschereit, S.; Hampe, T.; Wassmann, T.; Gersdorff, N.; Bürgers, R. Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061070

AMA Style

Wiechens B, Paschereit S, Hampe T, Wassmann T, Gersdorff N, Bürgers R. Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. Healthcare. 2022; 10(6):1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061070

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wiechens, Bernhard, Svea Paschereit, Tristan Hampe, Torsten Wassmann, Nikolaus Gersdorff, and Ralf Bürgers. 2022. "Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders" Healthcare 10, no. 6: 1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061070

APA Style

Wiechens, B., Paschereit, S., Hampe, T., Wassmann, T., Gersdorff, N., & Bürgers, R. (2022). Changes in Maximum Mandibular Mobility Due to Splint Therapy in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders. Healthcare, 10(6), 1070. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061070

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