Quantitative and qualitative condylar changes Post-Stabilization splint in patients with temporomandibular disorder and chewing side preference.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore the quantitative (joint spaces, condylar position, morphology, and fossa) and qualitative (bone mineral density (BMD), condylar volume (CV), and condylar surface area (CSA)) therapeutic outcomes following a stabilization splint (S.S.) therapy in adult patients diagnosed with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) (Arthralgia) with/without chewing side preference (CSP) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). This retrospective study included 64 patients divided into two groups: 32 with TMD + CSP and 32 with TMD only. TMD was diagnosed using the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) AXIS I. The Observed Preferred Chewing Side (OPCS) and State Preferred Chewing Side (SPCS) methods assessed CSP status. CBCT scanned the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) before (T0) and afte

SUBMITTER: Ren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11958744 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature