Vol. 3, Issue 3, Part E (2017)

Abstract
Fifty consecutive patients complaining of clicking sounds in TMJ were treated with full coverage hard acrylic maxillary splint. 50 cases with typical reciprocal TMJ clicking were selected for this study. All the participants were given the maxillary splint and were followed up for 6 months. The successful treatment was described as leading to the disappearance of the joint sounds of TMJ, as described by patients. The therapeutic splint achieved success rate of 70% (35/50) on clinical evaluation. The success rate was higher in patients with clicking at <3.5cm than those at >3.5cm. This study indicated that therapeutic splint with even free contacts at lateral and protrusive mandibular excursions can effectively reduce the displaced interarticular disc and can resolve the reciprocal clicking joint sounds.