Hatem Kamal Mahmoud  <br/><br/>
Evaluation of different modalities in the Management of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) /  
 تقييم وسائل مختلفة لعلاج حالات أختلال مفصل الفك  
Hatem Kamal Mahmoud ; Supervised Salah Yassine , Mona Mahmoud Elbatran , Ashraf Fathy Mohamed 
 - Cairo :   Hatem Kamal Mahmoud  ,   2013 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery     
<br/><br/> This study was conducted to evaluate the outcome of non- surgical splints, arthrocentesis or surgical intervention in the management of  tempromandibular dysfunctions. Based on a questionnaire and clinical  examination, twenty four patients were divided randomly into three groups  have experienced various degrees of limited mouth opening, muscle and joint  pain and clicking sounds of TMJ, within at least the previous year. The  effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated in terms of the postoperative  maximum interincisal opening (MIO) (unassisted and assisted) and the degree  of preoperative pain on a visual analog scale (VAS) on both TMJ and muscles  and Clicking sounds in opening and closing. The non parametric sample  Wilcoxon test method was used to compare pre-treatment and post-treatment  data 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Disorders  Pain  Temporomandibular