Greene Charles S, Menchel Harold F
Department of Orthodontics (M/C 841), UIC College of Dentistry, 801 South Paulina Street, Room 131, Chicago, IL 60612-7211, USA.
Department of Prosthodontics, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, 3103-3163 Southwest 76th Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, USA; Private Practice, Coral Springs, FL 33071, USA.
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Aug;30(3):265-277. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2018.04.003. Epub 2018 Jun 1.
Oral appliances (OAs) are widely used for treating various types of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs); however, many controversies persist about how they should be designed, how they should be used, and even what their ultimate purpose might be. This article discusses 6 of the current controversies, with a focus on the evidence available to support reasonable practice guidelines for the clinical use of OAs in treating certain TMDs.
口腔矫治器（OAs）被广泛用于治疗各种类型的颞下颌关节紊乱病（TMDs）；然而，关于它们应如何设计、如何使用，甚至它们的最终目的可能是什么，仍然存在许多争议。本文讨论了当前的6个争议点，重点是可用于支持在治疗某些TMDs时临床使用OAs的合理实践指南的现有证据。
