Intervention Protocol

Anterior repositioning splint for temporomandibular joint disc displacement

  1. M Ziad Al-Ani1,*,
  2. Robin JM Gray2,
  3. Stephen J Davies1,
  4. Philip Sloan3,
  5. Helen V Worthington4

Editorial Group: Cochrane Oral Health Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003977

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Al-Ani MZ, Gray RJM, Davies SJ, Sloan P, Worthington HV. Anterior repositioning splint for temporomandibular joint disc displacement (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD003977. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003977.

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  1. 1

    School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, TMD Unit, Prosthodontics, Manchester, UK

  2. 2

    School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manchester, Cheshire, UK

  3. 3

    Royal Victoria Infirmary, Department of Cellular Pathology, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

  4. 4

    School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Cochrane Oral Health Group, MANDEC, Manchester, UK

*M Ziad Al-Ani, TMD Unit, Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester, M15 6FH, UK. ziad_alani@hotmail.com.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To establish the effectiveness of anterior repositioning splint therapy in reducing symptoms (clicking) in patients with disc displacement with reduction (compared with any control comparison group).

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