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Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal
Compliance; stabilization splint; temporomandibular disorders; treatment outcome; usage
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Short-Term Compliance With Stabilization Splints In A Group Of Thai Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders, Siriya Pakanimit, Atinuch Malakul, Suknipa Vongthongsri
Short-Term Compliance With Stabilization Splints In A Group Of Thai Patients With Temporomandibular Disorders, Siriya Pakanimit, Atinuch Malakul, Suknipa Vongthongsri
Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal
Objectives To investigate short-term compliance rate in the usage of stabilization splint in temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients and to analyze the difference in compliance rate classified by the treatment outcome of occlusal splint therapy. Materials and methods A prospective observational study was conducted. The sample group consisted of 90 TMD patients receiving stabilization splint treatment in the Department of Occlusion, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University during January to June 2016. Patients were asked to complete a questionnaire during a period of 14 days after splint insertion in order to determine the compliance to occlusal splint therapy, experience of adverse effects …