Prosthetic rehabilitation in temporomandibular disorder and orofacial pain patients. Clinical problem solving.
Good clinical decision making represents an integral part of quality care. A definition of the dental problem and its significance from a dental point of view, in combination with a good working hypothesis of the nature of the concurrent TMD condition are prerequisites of any successful clinical problem solving. It is hoped that, with time, we will be in a position to call upon hard data on the probability and utility of successful outcome for each treatment alternative. This will bring the needed structure and scientific validity to a terribly complex albeit clinically important problem.
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Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco.
Stohler
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D003663:Decision Trees; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000150:complications