During the first six weeks of treatment, the occlusal surface of the splint made no significant contribution to any of the outcomes measured suggesting that the occlusion is a relatively unimportant ...

Reviews and investigates evidence relating malocclusion to TMD. Reviews and investigates evidence relating orthodontic treatment to TMD. Highlights the need not only for clinicians to consider whether ...

Dry needling therapy (DNT) emerged as the most effective treatment for reducing pain, showing the greatest decrease in VAS ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

For most of her life, Lynn Tomfohrde didn’t worry much about her mouth. Besides undergoing the usual orthodontia work as a kid and developing a couple of cavities in her 20s, her dental history was ...

For most of her life, Lynn Tomfohrde didn't worry much about her mouth. Besides undergoing the usual orthodontia work as a kid and developing a couple of cavities in her 20s, her dental history was ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) have recommended overhauling temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatment. An August 13 article published in Oral Surgery, Oral ...

A man was diagnosed and treated for a rare infection that caused a mass in the lateral pterygoid muscle after temporomandibular disorder (TMD) treatment failed to ease his persistent jaw pain. The ...