BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Anterior repositioning splint in the treatment of temporomandibular joints with reciprocal clicking: comparison with a flat occlusal splint and an untreated control group. 1985

H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström

The anterior repositioning splint is widely used to treat temporomandibular joints with reciprocal clicking. This treatment was compared to a flat occlusal splint and to an untreated control group. The anterior repositioning splint decreased joint pain at rest, during chewing, and during protrusion. Reciprocal clicking was eliminated and palpatory tenderness of the joint and muscles was reduced. This favorable effect was of short duration. The majority of the patients reported pain and clicking and demonstrated tenderness following removal of the splint after 6 weeks' treatment. The flat occlusal splint decreased joint tenderness but did not affect clicking or muscle tenderness. In the control group the clicking remained and the frequency of muscle tenderness increased. The results indicate that temporomandibular joints with reciprocal clicking can be successfully treated by positioning the mandible anteriorly. Since the symptoms returned when the splint was removed a more permanent change of mandibular position seems necessary.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

Related Publications

H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Treatment of reciprocal clicking of the temporomandibular joint using a mandibular repositioning splint and occlusal adjustment.
January 1985, Proceedings of the Finnish Dental Society. Suomen Hammaslaakariseuran toimituksia,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Treatment of reciprocal clicking of the temporomandibular joint with a repositioning appliance and occlusal adjustment--results after four and six years.
January 1990, Proceedings of the Finnish Dental Society. Suomen Hammaslaakariseuran toimituksia,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Treatment of joint pain and joint noises associated with a recent TMJ internal derangement: a comparison of an anterior repositioning splint, a full-arch maxillary stabilization splint, and an untreated control group.
July 2004, Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Treatment effects of maxillary flat occlusal splints for painful clicking of the temporomandibular joint.
June 2010, The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Application of soft occlusal splints in patients suffering from clicking temporomandibular joints.
January 1988, Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
[Occlusal splint therapy in reciprocal TMJ clicking. A critical observation within a follow-up study].
June 1993, Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Treatment of jaw clicking with temporomandibular repositioning: analysis of 25 cases.
January 1984, The Journal of cranio-mandibular practice,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Effectiveness of anterior repositioning splint versus other occlusal splints in the management of temporomandibular joint disc displacement with reduction: A meta-analysis.
January 2024, Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
Internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint. III. Anterior repositioning splint therapy.
February 1986, Australian dental journal,
H Lundh, and P L Westesson, and S Kopp, and B Tillström
An Overview of Anterior Repositioning Splint Therapy for Disc Displacement-related Temporomandibular Disorders.
June 2021, Current medical science,
Copied contents to your clipboard!