title: Conservative treatment of occlusal dysfunctions.
abstract: The paper discusses 20 years of experience with a physiotherapeutic programme that can be used in the initial therapy of myoarthropathies of the temporomandibular joint of both psychosomatic and artificial occlusal origin. The principle is to re-train the masticatory musculature, which has become incoordinated as a result of occlusal parafunctions. The therapy aims to treat symptomatic problems. It can be used with a high success rate in functional disturbances of the stomatognathic system of psychosomatic, artificial occlusal and external traumatic origin.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Tübingen, West Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schulte
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive / Q000295:instrumentation; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*