Evaluation of acupuncture and occlusal splint therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders

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Title

Evaluation of acupuncture and occlusal splint therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders

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Journal Publication

Date

1995

volume

41(3)

pages

1227-1232

Research Type

RCT

Keywords

Abstract

One hundred patients showed signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder, were participated in a one year follow up study. The patients were randomly divided into four groups: Acuhealth treatment (group A), occlusal splint therapy (group B), Acuhealth and occlusal splint therapy (group C), and control (group D). Each group comprised 25 patients. The patients were examined before and 3, 6, and 12 months after treatment. At the three month evaluation, the patients who were not satisfied with the treatment outcome were offered additional treatment. The result showed that 87% of the patients treated by Acuhealth unit, 77.3% of the patients treated with occlusal splint therapy, and 91.3% of the patients received Acuhealth and occlusal splint therapy were improved subjectively and clinically after 3 months follow-up. The patients who responded well to treatment initially also responded well in the long run. The study showed that the Acuhealth unit proved to be an ideal early therapy for TMD, and complemented later with occlusal splint

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has health condition studied

Stomatognathic Diseases

plan

1/WK

has study population number

100

has duration

8 Weeks

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