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Although there are various theories concerning the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction, owing to the special nature of this disease, there is no single standard treatment method. Even though the effectiveness of the bite plane, which has been used for many years, is well known, it is not appropriate for all cases. In addition, it is common knowledge that relapses occur when its use is terminated.
Having many questions about these points, we have been carrying out research for several years. As a result, we arrived at the conclusion that favorable treatment results could not be attained without resolving the problem of the positional relationships of the temporomandibular joint region.
Conventional bite plane fabrication methods have been carried out without considering positional relationships of the temporomandibular joint. We concluded that the above problem may have arisen for this reason. We are making this report since we were able to attain good results with case where we incorporated a treatment plan taking into consideration these issues.
