title: Stabilization splint treatment on complete denture--two reported cases.
abstract: The pre-prosthetic treatments of two female patients with osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joints were presented in this paper. In the first case report, an 83-year-old patient wore complete dentures (CDs) for 30 years. The second patient (71 years of age) wore a three-year-old upper CD and a lower removable partial denture with a two-unit fixed dental prosthesis. Pain was successfully eliminated by the stabilization splint on the upper CD. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to confirm the diagnosis and clinical follow-up of the splint treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. badel@sfzg.hr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Badel
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jerolimov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marotti
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016302:Centric Relation; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014716:Vertical Dimension