ORAL HEALTH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROGRAM
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| Title |
A Full Coverage Appliance Outperforms The Partial Coverage NTI Appliance At Relieving TMD Symptoms Without Creating Complications Associated With The Use Of A Partial Coverage Appliance |
| Clinical Question |
When compared to a NTI, is a full coverage appliance more effective for treating TMD? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
A full coverage appliance is more effective at relieving TMD symptoms than a NTI without causing additional complications. |
| Best Evidence |
(you may view more info by clicking on the PubMed ID link) |
| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| #1) 15129601 | Magnusson/2004 | Subjects with TMD symptoms. | RCT | | Key results | Of 14 subjects with TMD symptoms using a full coverage appliance for 6 months, all showed either some or significant improvement, while of 10 subjects using a NTI, only 7 showed signs of improvement, while 2 showed no improvement and 1 had worse TMD symptoms. | |
| Evidence Search |
"Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/therapy"[Mesh] AND (("splints"[MeSH Terms] OR "splint"[All Fields]) AND nti[All Fields]) |
Comments on
The Evidence |
Subjects showing symptoms of TMD were selected for the RCT after being given a clinical examination and having their subjective symptoms recorded. |
| Applicability |
While both the NTI and full coverage appliances show to both be effective therapy for relieving the symptoms of TMD, the NTI is less effective, and puts the subject at risk of having occlusal changes, tooth mobility, and has a chance of being ingested or aspirated due to its small size. |
| Specialty/Discipline |
(General Dentistry) |
| Keywords |
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, NTI
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| ID# |
2412 |
| Date of submission: |
04/01/2013 |
| E-mail |
angwin@uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Ryan Angwin |
| Co-author(s) |
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| Co-author(s) e-mail |
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| Faculty mentor/Co-author |
Edward F. Wright, DDS, MS |
| Faculty mentor/Co-author e-mail |
WrightE2@uthscsa.edu |
Basic Science Rationale
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