title: [Treatment of dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint by an occlusion splint].
abstract: At present we include under the term arthropathy of the temporomandibular joint a large group of affections of this joint. In recent years the term myofacial painful dysfunction syndrome was defined in mode detail. It is a condition characterized by its polyaetiological nature and is linked to the area of the temporo-mandibular joint and its surroundings. It is associated with pain without apparent destructive changes on the X-ray picture. In the submitted paper attention is paid to conservative treatment of painful dysfunctional muscular syndrome by means of an occulsion splint. In a group of 32 patient the advantages of the method are demonstrated.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zajko
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Satko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hirjak
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000628:therapy; D013165:Splints; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Liecba dysfunkcie temporomandibulárného kl'bu nákusnou dlahou.