Nociceptive trigeminal inhibition--tension suppression system: a method of preventing migraine and tension headaches.
Dentists and physicians see countless patients suffering from various types of headaches. Various modes of therapy are used in an attempt to treat these patients. As a result of this study, it appears that a common factor to migraine and tension-type headaches may be chronic clenching. If this is the case, then dentists may be able to treat headache patients more effectively than previously suspected through the use of a dental appliance.
Shankland
Wesley E
WE
TMJ & Facial Pain Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002012:Bruxism / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D018795:Device Approval; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D010147:Pain Measurement; D013499:Surface Properties; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
D000180:Acrylic Resins