title: Treatment for acute craniomandibular dysfunction symptoms in edentulous patients with unserviceable or no existing complete dentures.
abstract: This article describes techniques to make unserviceable complete dentures rapidly serviceable and to facilitate using them in the diagnosis and treatment of acute craniomandibular dysfunction symptoms in edentulous patients. A technique is described to make complete dentures rapidly in the event that the complete dentures cannot be made serviceable or the patient has no complete dentures. This technique uses the TRIAD visible light-cure system. Once the complete dentures are made, they can be used alone or in conjunction with an occlusal splint for the diagnosis and treatment of acute craniomandibular dysfunction symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Fixed Prosthodontic Service, U.S. Army Dental Activity, Letterman Army Medical Center, Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Runyan
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003768:Dental Occlusion, Centric; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003780:Denture Repair; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial