A two-year clinical dental evaluation of 200 cases of chronic headache: the craniocervical-mandibular syndrome.
The procedure of diagnosis of temporomandibular joint dysfunction in 200 patients referred from a headache unit is detailed. The condition is viewed as an orthopedic imbalance, and occlusal therapy and the administration of muscle relaxants are used in treatment.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013165:Splints; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy