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Shariff M, Al-Moaleem MM, Al-Ahmari NM. A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing. Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:139419doi: 10.1155/2013/139419.
Shariff, M., Al-Moaleem, M. M., & Al-Ahmari, N. M. (2013). A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing. Case reports in dentistry, 2013139419. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/139419
Shariff, Mansoor, et al. "A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing." Case reports in dentistry vol. 2013 (2013): 139419. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/139419
Shariff M, Al-Moaleem MM, Al-Ahmari NM. A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing. Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:139419. doi: 10.1155/2013/139419. Epub 2013 Mar 13. PMID: 23573427; PMCID: PMC3610397.
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Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:139419. doi: 10.1155/2013/139419. Epub 2013 Mar 13.

A multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of tempromandibular joint pain associated with qat chewing.

Case reports in dentistry

Mansoor Shariff, Mohammed M Al-Moaleem, Nasser M Al-Ahmari

Affiliations

  1. Prosthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 3263, Abha 61471, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 23573427 PMCID: PMC3610397 DOI: 10.1155/2013/139419

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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