Other Articles of Interest – TMJ
Effects of Mandibular Posture on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and the Temporomandibular Joint in Patients Fitted with an Oral Applications
Oral Appliances (OAs) appear to be noninvasive, simple, well-tolerated and efficient and their use has dramatically increase in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Patients
TRAUMA PRODUCING TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION PAIN
In motor vehicle accidents, particularly in a rear end collision, the suddenness of the impact, snapping the head backward, happens so quickly that the anterior neck muscles do not have a chance to relax. As a result, they act as…
Establishment of a temporomandibular physiological state with neuromuscular orthosis treatment affects reduction of TMD symptoms in 313 patients.
Summary: The objective of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that alteration of the occlusions of patients suffering from temporomandibular disorders (TMD) to one that is neuromuscularly, rather than anatomically based, would result in reduction or resolution of symptoms that characterize the TMD condition.