Effectiveness of conservative treatment for craniomandibular disorders: a 2-year longitudinal study.
The severity of symptoms of craniomandibular disorders was studied during a 2-year period in 195 patients treated with conservative therapeutic schemes. Results revealed a continuing improvement and a statistically significant tendency for the great majority of patients to become asymptomatic or show a decrease in the severity of symptoms. By the end of the 2 years, 66.7% of the patients were symptom free, 25.6% presented with slight symptomatology, and 3.1% were recorded with a fluctuating recurrence of symptoms. This investigation provided the data to develop an exponential model for the hypothesis that stabilization of effectiveness of conservative treatment is achieved between 6 months and 1 year after the initiation of treatment.
Garefis
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Department of Fixed Prostodontics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Dentistry, Greece.
Grigoriadou
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Zarifi
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Koidis
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017271:Craniomandibular Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003767:Dental Occlusion, Balanced; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome