Contemporary Clinical Dentistry (Jan 2011)

An adult case of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treated with splint therapy and the subsequent orthodontic occlusal reconstruction

  • Hanefi Kurt,
  • Evren Öztas,
  • Burç Gençel,
  • Demet Ataman Tasan,
  • Derya Öztas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.91805
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 364 – 367

Abstract

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Herein we report treatment for a 19-year-old female patient with severe osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint. The patient had severe open bite with a Class II molar relationship. She had limited mouth opening and pain. Clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging revealed that she had anterior disc displacement without reduction. By splint therapy, limited mouth opening and pain was eliminated, but an anterior open bite developed after the treatment. By orthodontic treatment, an acceptable occlusion was achieved with a Class I molar relationship.

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