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Date of Award

Spring 2020

Degree Name

Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant)

Department

Physician Assistant; College of Health Sciences

First Advisor

Erin Wolf, BSN, MS, PA-C

Abstract

TMD stands for temporomandibular joint disorder that is a chronic condition in which the TMJ joint and muscles surrounding the joint are affected. Patients with TMD commonly complain of facial pain, TMJ noises such as clicking, limited range of motion of the mouth, anxiety and even depression. Clinicians have used clinical interventions such as massage therapy, significant lifestyle modifications and exercise therapy to help alleviate these symptoms. When such modalities are unsuccessful or limited in efficacy, clinicians have commonly used splint therapy as adjunct treatment. Issues of compliance and cost are significant barriers to usage of splint therapy. Therefore, a review has been done to compare non-splint and splint therapy. Research studies further explore whether splint therapy significantly decreases TMD-associated symptoms in the temporomandibular joint when compared to traditional non-splint therapies within the same time frame.

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Gee-Sue Elizabeth Park, References.pdf (61 kB)
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Gee-Sue Park, PICO Poster (1).pdf (8393 kB)
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Splint therapy compared with non-splint therapy for treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder

TMD stands for temporomandibular joint disorder that is a chronic condition in which the TMJ joint and muscles surrounding the joint are affected. Patients with TMD commonly complain of facial pain, TMJ noises such as clicking, limited range of motion of the mouth, anxiety and even depression. Clinicians have used clinical interventions such as massage therapy, significant lifestyle modifications and exercise therapy to help alleviate these symptoms. When such modalities are unsuccessful or limited in efficacy, clinicians have commonly used splint therapy as adjunct treatment. Issues of compliance and cost are significant barriers to usage of splint therapy. Therefore, a review has been done to compare non-splint and splint therapy. Research studies further explore whether splint therapy significantly decreases TMD-associated symptoms in the temporomandibular joint when compared to traditional non-splint therapies within the same time frame.