TMJ appliance – Discuss Dentistry

Re: TMJ appliance

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:29 +0000

TMJ disorder is a loose term. there r various appliances for various TMJ disorders. it depends on the exact condition, its chronicity, age of the patient etc.

regards,

Veerendra

Re: TMJ appliance

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:10:24 +0000

dear dr bansal,

a widely successful alternative for TMJ pain would be the NTI TSS appliance. please check the following links to understand how it works,

http://www.drjimboyd.com/book/6th_sth.htm

http://mooresedonasmiles.com/PatientServices.aspx

http://www.ndxreliance.com/docpage.cfm?doc_id=769

regards . ,. ,

Re: TMJ appliance

Khannadds — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:20:40 +0000

The first thing to determine what type of TMD exists is to fully do a proper diagnostic analysis. First you need to load the joint in centric to determine if pain is originating from the intracapsular area. Second you need to palpate all muscles associated with the joint along with mastication. Most TMJ issues [80%] are caused by malocclusion. If there is a click, then one must find out if is a Medial pole or Lateral pole click and the severity. You can also us a “doppler” to listen to joint sounds to determine this. This means that a simple equilibration may correct the problem, and an appliance may not be needed. For patients that have parafunction issues, a flat plane occlusal splint is idea with equal intensity contacts. If there is joint damage, then MRI is recommended for further diagnosing.