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What is TMJ splint?

A TMJ splint is used as a stabilization appliance to treat pain and symptoms associated with temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) pain 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
JAW PAIN, EAR PAIN, HEADACHE 2 0
Pain 1 1 Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with TMJ splint

Hospitalization 1

Reported Schedules

  8hours as needed 8 hr daily 8.5 hr daily 9 hr daily 24 hr daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 2   Expense: 67%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 33%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 33%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 33%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using TMJ splint

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of TMJ splint

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of TMJ splint

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of TMJ splint

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 26, 2012.