BACKGROUND: In 1966 Ramfjord and Ash proposed the Michigan's splint that, at present, is one of the splints widely accepted for the treatment of craniomandibular disorders (CMD). METHODS: For this study, thirty-one subjects were examined according to the protocol of the European Academy of CMD; each patient indicated the intensity of pain using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After therapy with Michigan's splint, the visit was repeated and the patient indicated again the VAS. RESULTS: The results showed that the splint has short-term benefit effects on the muscular and articular pain, even if the effects are lesser on the articular pain. CONCLUSIONS: The Michigan's splint is a valid device for therapy of CMD, moreover it is very cheap, very easy to use and without contraindications.
Short-term effects of the Michigan splint on muscular and joint pain
Catapano S.;
1998
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 1966 Ramfjord and Ash proposed the Michigan's splint that, at present, is one of the splints widely accepted for the treatment of craniomandibular disorders (CMD). METHODS: For this study, thirty-one subjects were examined according to the protocol of the European Academy of CMD; each patient indicated the intensity of pain using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After therapy with Michigan's splint, the visit was repeated and the patient indicated again the VAS. RESULTS: The results showed that the splint has short-term benefit effects on the muscular and articular pain, even if the effects are lesser on the articular pain. CONCLUSIONS: The Michigan's splint is a valid device for therapy of CMD, moreover it is very cheap, very easy to use and without contraindications.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
