Treatment of jaw clicking with temporomandibular repositioning: analysis of 25 cases.

Abstract

AbstractThis case report presents the results of a one-to three-year follow-up of 25 patients who had been diagnosed as having temporomandibular joint internal derangement. All of the patients had been treated by mandibular repositioning with an interocclusal appliance. Fourteen of the 25 patients actually completed the repositioning treatment. Of those 14, 86% (12 patients) indicated on the questionnaire given them that they had had a moderate to highly successful treatment result. Of the 11 patients who did not complete treatment, six remained in follow-up and were treated with a conventional non-repositioning splint. Only one of these six patients reported moderate to highly successful results for overall improvement after treatment.