Appliance therapy in temporomandibular disorders: A review

Abstract

The prosthetic rehabilitation in temporomandibular disorders is a challenging task, This article reviews about the present condition and provides the data regarding the treatment needs of the TMD patients and what approach should be followed the practitioner. There has been tremendous development in Evaluating through MRI, it was inferred that the splint therapy through various means reduced the risk of the temporomandibular disorders by eliminating the etiological factor. Furthermore it allowed the patient to cope with the disease such as disk displacement with greater tolerance rate. Moreover, after treatment the patients are likely to cope with disc displacements with larger or smaller tolerance.