Prosthodontics & Occlusion · single question
A patient still has significant pain and malocclusion after 5 months with an occlusal splint and no resolution. The next step is to:
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Correct answer: B. Order an imaging study
- A. Continuing a therapy that has failed for 5 months is not appropriate.
- B. Correct. Persistent, unresolved pain/malocclusion despite conservative therapy warrants imaging to identify an underlying structural cause.
- C. Irreversible occlusal adjustment without a diagnosis is inappropriate.
- D. NSAIDs alone don't establish a diagnosis for a non-resolving problem.
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