Change in recurrent headache and mandibular dysfunction after treatment with new complete dentures.
The changes in headache and mandibular dysfunction were studied in a group of forty-three complete denture wearers 6 months after treatment with new complete dentures. All patients completed a questionnaire and all were subjected to clinical examination of the function of the masticatory system. Eleven of the seventeen patients with recurrent headache reported less frequent headache 6 months after treatment and nine reported that the headache was less severe. There was also a statistically significant reduction of clinical signs of dysfunction of the masticatory system.
D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors