A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing.
Case Rep Dent
; 2013: 139419, 2013.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23573427
ABSTRACT
Pain of the tempro-mandibular joint (TMJ) has a direct bearing to missing teeth and excessive physical activity. Consumption of qat requires chewing on the leaves to extract their juice for long hours. A 65-year-old male Yemeni patient, a Qat chewer, reported to the university dental hospital at King Khalid University complaining of pain in left temporomandibular joint with missing mandibular anterior teeth. A multidisciplinary approach for the overall treatment of the patient was decided. Initial treatment was the relief of patient's pain with the help of a night guard. This was followed by a fabrication of anterior FPD. The case was under maintenance and follow-up protocol for a period of 8 months with no complaint of pain discomfort.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Case Rep Dent
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Saudi Arabia
Publication country:
EG
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EGIPTO
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EGITO
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EGYPT