title: A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing.
abstract: Pain of the tempro-mandibular joint (TMJ) has a direct bearing to missing teeth and excessive physical activity. Consumption of qat requires chewing on the leaves to extract their juice for long hours. A 65-year-old male Yemeni patient, a Qat chewer, reported to the university dental hospital at King Khalid University complaining of pain in left temporomandibular joint with missing mandibular anterior teeth. A multidisciplinary approach for the overall treatment of the patient was decided. Initial treatment was the relief of patient's pain with the help of a night guard. This was followed by a fabrication of anterior FPD. The case was under maintenance and follow-up protocol for a period of 8 months with no complaint of pain discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 3263, Abha 61471, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mansoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shariff
authors.forename: Mohammed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Moaleem
authors.forename: Nasser M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Al-Ahmari