Reembasamento de placa miorrelaxante no tratamento de trauma oclusal secundário: relato de caso clínico

Abstract

The stomatognathic system works in harmony, and the loss of this homeostasis can cause problems in occlusion. In some situations, the system adapts and, if this adaptive capacity is overcome, a pathological alteration is installed that can manifest itself in the different constituents of this system. Secondary occlusal trauma or secondary periodontal traumatic injury is a manifestation of this disharmony, characterized by a periodontium reduced by bone loss and unable to withstand the physiological occlusal loads of mastication and swallowing. Periodontal retention is the treatment of choice for secondary occlusal trauma, and it can be fixed or removable. This work reviews the scientific literature related to the subject of secondary occlusal trauma and presents, in the form of an illustrated clinical case, the treatment of such pathology by means of the relined Michigan myorelaxing plate, a removable retainer.