Occlusal splint combined selective grinding on postural balance of patients with signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder

Penggunaan splint oklusal kombinasi selective grinding terhadap keseimbangan postural pada penderita gejala dan tanda gangguan temporomandibula

Abstract

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a collective term for a group of musculoskeletal conditions involving pain and or dys-function in the masticatory muscles, temporomandibular joints and associated structures. Occlusal equilibration in occlusal splint (OS) was then performed for the patient by selective tooth grinding, because it was estimated that the interocclusal space bet-ween upper and lower occlusal surfaces would be rectified by selective grinding. This article provides information about patient management with OS combined selective grinding on postural balance of patients with signs and symptoms of TMD. A 32-year-old female patient came to the Prosthodontics Department Hasanuddin University Hospital with a chief complaint of pain in the left TMJ. It is concluded that conservative treatment including counselling, selective grinding, OS therapy, and others should be considered as a first-choice therapy for TMD pain because of their low risk of side effects. In the case of severe acute pain or chronic pain resulting from serious disorders, inflammation or degeneration pharmacotherapy, minimally inva-sive and invasive procedures should be considered.