CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF TMJ DISORDER WITH OCCLUSAL STABILISATION SPLINT

Dr G Pradeep Kumar; Dr T Pawan Kumar; Dr L Keerthi Sasanka

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF TMJ DISORDER WITH OCCLUSAL STABILISATION SPLINT

Dr G Pradeep Kumar, Dr T Pawan Kumar, Dr L Keerthi Sasanka

Abstract :

Introduction: symptomatic cases of degenerative TMJ disorders can be associated with significant morbidity causing severe pain and discomfort associated with limited mouth opening and clicking and locking of the joint. It can be treated at the earliest with occlusal splints.

Clinical presentation: A 22 year female patient with pain in TMJ region with deviated mouth opening and clicking sounds was diagnosed with degenerative TMD with anterior disk displacement. After four months of stabilization splint therapy her symptoms subsides and post treatment CBCT image shows central positioning of condyle in glenoid fossa.

Conclusion: this case report potentiates the practice of employing stabilization occlusal splints for initial non surgical management of TMD cases before going to definitive treatment.