TY - JOUR
T1 - Vibratory splint therapy for decreasing sleep clenching
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Hara, Emilio Satoshi
AU - Witzel, Andrea Lusvarghi
AU - Minakuchi, Hajime
AU - de Pitta, Carlos Eduardo
AU - Gallo, Rosane Tronquin
AU - Okada, Masahiro
AU - Matsumoto, Takuya
AU - Kuboki, Takuo
AU - Bolzan, Marcelo Costa
N1 - Funding Information:
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science provided financial support in the form of Grant-In-Aids [grant number JP23390442], and Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research [grant number JP25670819] funding. The sponsor had no role in the design or conduct of this research.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Objective: To estimate the effect of a vibratory splint (VibS) in reducing sleep clenching (SC) and TMD pain. Methods: Target sample was consecutive 19 TMD patients attending the Orofacial Pain Clinic at FFO-FOUSP. Patients used the VibS or acrylic occlusal splint (OS) as control for 14 days. Outcome variables were SC frequency and pain, assessed by a portable electromyography detector-analyzer (BiteStrip™) and 100 mm VAS, respectively. Statistical analyses were performed with two-way repeated measures ANOVA, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Results: VibS promoted a marked decrease, whereas acrylic OS increased SC frequency after two weeks of use. Due to a significant difference in initial VAS levels between VibS and control group, the effect of the two splints on TMD pain could not be clearly estimated. Conclusion: The results suggested that VibS can potentially be used to reduce SC frequency, although further studies with larger sample size are necessary to confirm these findings.
AB - Objective: To estimate the effect of a vibratory splint (VibS) in reducing sleep clenching (SC) and TMD pain. Methods: Target sample was consecutive 19 TMD patients attending the Orofacial Pain Clinic at FFO-FOUSP. Patients used the VibS or acrylic occlusal splint (OS) as control for 14 days. Outcome variables were SC frequency and pain, assessed by a portable electromyography detector-analyzer (BiteStrip™) and 100 mm VAS, respectively. Statistical analyses were performed with two-way repeated measures ANOVA, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Results: VibS promoted a marked decrease, whereas acrylic OS increased SC frequency after two weeks of use. Due to a significant difference in initial VAS levels between VibS and control group, the effect of the two splints on TMD pain could not be clearly estimated. Conclusion: The results suggested that VibS can potentially be used to reduce SC frequency, although further studies with larger sample size are necessary to confirm these findings.
KW - Vibratory splint
KW - occlusal splint
KW - portable electromyography
KW - sleep clenching
KW - temporomandibular disorder
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U2 - 10.1080/08869634.2018.1488652
DO - 10.1080/08869634.2018.1488652
M3 - Article
C2 - 30004293
AN - SCOPUS:85049895527
SN - 0886-9634
VL - 38
SP - 15
EP - 21
JO - Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular Practice
JF - Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular Practice
IS - 1
ER -