Title

Quantitative assessment of temporomandibular joint space in bruxers before and after occlusal splint therapy: A CBCT and MRI-based study

Authors

Chirag R Vaniya¹, Suvansh Gupta²*, Sourav Sen³, Neha Bhadoria⁴, Sadananda Hota⁵ & Sneha Sinha⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Ferozpur, Punjab, India; ³Department of Public Health Dentistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India; ⁴Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Malawanchal University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Prosthodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, India; ⁶Consultant Prosthodontist and Implantologist, Pune, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Chirag R Vaniya - E-mail: chirag.vaniya011@gmail.com
Suvansh Gupta - E-mail: smileuniversedental@gmail.com
Sourav Sen - E-mail: drsouravsen@gmail.com
Neha Bhadoria - E-mail: bhadorianeha01@gmail.com
Sadananda Hota - E-mail: drsadahota@gmail.com
Sneha Sinha - E-mail: sinhadrsneha@gmail.com
 

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

Occlusal splint therapy is a widely utilized conservative intervention for managing bruxism-associated myofascial pain and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. A prospective observational study evaluated 112 patients using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at baseline and after six months of nocturnal splint therapy to assess osseous and soft tissue TMJ changes. Thus, occlusal splint therapy effectively promotes joint space normalization and soft tissue recovery in bruxism patients with TMJ myofascial pain, irrespective of age and gender differences.

Keywords

Bruxism, temporomandibular joint disorders, occlusal splints, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Citation

Vaniya et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1760-1765 (2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.