ISSN:
1365-2842
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Sixty-two dental students judged not to be in need of treatment for craniomandibular disorder (CMD) were randomly divided into two groups, one receiving occlusal adjustment and the other mock adjustment. A double-blind study design was applied. After 2 years of education in dentistry, including courses in stomatognathic physiology, the increase in the subjective symptoms of CMD was significantly greater in the placebo control group than in the treatment group. The difference between the groups in the increase of sites tender to palpation was less clear, showing only a trend. However, the increase was statistically significant within the placebo group but not within the treatment group. Prophylactic occlusal adjustment thus appears to be effective in reducing the occurrence of symptoms of CMD, and possibly also the occurrence of clinical signs.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2842.1989.tb01313.x
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