Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are observed in a percentage ranging from 7.3 to 30.4% of children and adolescents. The purpose of this work is to report a clinical case of a young patient suffering from TMD and malocclusion and who was treated with a gnathological occlusal splint and fixed orthodontic appliance. The patient, a girl aged 10 years and 10 months, had a slight tendency to skeletal Class III malocclusion, 6 mm overbite, 1.4-1.5 crossbite, multiple rotations and lower crowding. A gnathological occlusal splint was made to alleviate the acute symptoms and a gnathological retention splint at the finishing stage of fixed appliance was applied to achieve the functional occlusion. Observation after 2 years out of orthodontic treatment revealed a stable occlusion and improved of TMD symptoms.
TREATMENT MANAGEMENT IN A YOUNG PATIENT WITH TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER AND MALOCCLUSION: A CASE REPORT
Palermo A.
;Mancini A.;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are observed in a percentage ranging from 7.3 to 30.4% of children and adolescents. The purpose of this work is to report a clinical case of a young patient suffering from TMD and malocclusion and who was treated with a gnathological occlusal splint and fixed orthodontic appliance. The patient, a girl aged 10 years and 10 months, had a slight tendency to skeletal Class III malocclusion, 6 mm overbite, 1.4-1.5 crossbite, multiple rotations and lower crowding. A gnathological occlusal splint was made to alleviate the acute symptoms and a gnathological retention splint at the finishing stage of fixed appliance was applied to achieve the functional occlusion. Observation after 2 years out of orthodontic treatment revealed a stable occlusion and improved of TMD symptoms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
