Occlusal adjustment in patients with craniomandibular disorders including headaches. A 3- and 6-month follow-up.
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| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of occlusal adjustment on symptoms and signs of craniomandibular disorders (CMD), including headaches, after 3 and 6 months. Fifty patients were selected and randomly assigned to a treatment (T) or a control (C) group. All patients in the treatment group were subjected to occlusal adjustment, whereas the controls were comforted only. Pre- and post-treatment assessment of subjective symptoms and clinical signs was made by a dentist not performing the occlusal adjustment. There was significant improvement in overall subjective symptoms within the T group at the 3- and 6-month follow-up visits, but a statistically significant difference between groups was found at the 3-month follow-up only. With regard to changes in frequency of facial pain a significant deterioration was reported within the C group, which resulted in a significant difference between groups at the 6-month follow-up. No other significant differences were found within or between groups at the follow-ups with regard to the variables investigated. In conclusion, the results from this study that occlusal adjustment is a treatment modality with a statistically significant short-term effect on symptoms of CMD of muscular origin and superior to counseling.
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| Authors | D Vallon, E Ekberg, M Nilner, S Kopp |
| Journal | Acta odontologica Scandinavica (Acta Odontol Scand) Vol. 53 Issue 1 Pg. 55-9 (Feb 1995) ISSN: 0001-6357 [Print] England |
| PMID | 7740933 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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