title: Long-term results of treatment for temporomandibular disorders: an evaluation by patients.
abstract: In this study, 110 patients with temporomandibular disorders who had been treated 2 to 81/2 years earlier were asked to evaluate the treatment they received. Of the patients, 85.5% reported that they were not experiencing pain or that they were experiencing much less pain; 79.1% reported that the treatment they had received had helped them completely or considerably. Analysis of the data did not disclose a subgroup or factor that could be correlated with the reduction of pain or the patient's perception of the success of treatment.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Okeson
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013165:Splints; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors