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LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE USE OF FRONTAL DEPROGRAMMERS OF THE MASTICATORY MUSCLES IN THE TREATMENT OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDERS AND METHODS FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENT

O. V. Pavlenko, V. V. Pehnyo, R. G. Osnach

Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

DOI 10.32782/2226-2008-2025-3-12

The Aim of this study is to analyze modern sources of literature on the use of deprogramming devices, their design and to propose a simpler way to make it.

Materials and methods. In this article we describe the results of a literature review sources on the use of deprogramming devices. Based on the analysis of literature sources, the common properties of all deprogramming devices were revealed, their shortcomings were identified, and their comparison was carried out.

Results. It has been established that deprogramming device work on the basis of the “closing axis of the lower jaw”, which is a line from the center of the condyle to the cutting edge of the lower incisor.

Occlusive and deprogramming devices, particular anterior median splints, effectively reduce muscle tension by influencing proprioceptive sensitivity and neuromuscular coordination of the dentoalveolar system, which contributes to both the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The use of deprogramming devices ensures accurate recording of jaw ratios and promotes muscle relaxation, using packaging composite materials eliminates the need for laboratory steps, optimizing the rehabilitation process and accelerating clinical results. The author’s proposal for a frontal deprogrammer can be as a method of choice to optimize and accelerate the results of the rehabilitation process for a patient with TMD by eliminating the need for laboratory steps.

Keywords: TMD, occlusal devices, occlusal splint, deprogramming of the jaw muscles.

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