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Volume 4 Issue 3 (May - June, 2016)

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TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER- ROLE OF BILATERAL BALANCED AND CANINE GUIDANCE OCCLUSAL SPLINTS: A CLINICAL STUDY
Yujika Bakshi, Nitin Ahuja

Background: Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) are changes in the temporomandibular joints, masticatory muscles, or both. Materials and methods: This study was conducted 40 patients who were suffering from subjective and objective signs of Temporomanbdibular Disorders (TMD). The patients were randomly divided into two groups of 20 each according to the fabrication of the occlusal design of the stabilization splint. Helkimo Dysfunction Index (HDI) and Pantographic examination through Pantographic Reproducibility Index (PRI) was used to assess the degree of TMD before and after splint therapy. Results: The results showed a significant improvement in the TMD symptoms as monitored by HDI scores and PRI scores in both groups after 4 months of using the different occlusal design stabilizing splint with Bilateral balanced and canine guidance stabilization splints. Conclusion: Author concluded that the canine guidance stabilization splint produces significant reduction in the TMD symptoms than bilateral balanced stabilization splint.
Key words: Temporomandibular Disorders, Helkimo Dysfunction Index, Pantographic Reproducibility Index

Corresponding author: Dr. Nitin Ahuja, Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India. E mail: dr.nitinahuja@gmail.com

This article may be cited as:  Bakshi Y, Ahuja N. Temporomandibular Joint Disorder: Role of Bilateral Balanced and Canine Guidance Occlusal Splints: A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(3):79-83.

 
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