Occlusal splints and quality of life - does the patient-provider relationship matter?

Purpose: Occlusal splints are often prescribed when treating patients with bruxism. The objectives were to determine (a) whether using occlusal splints improves patients' oral health-related quality of life (ohrqol) and (b) whether the quality of the patient-provider relationship affects these patients' splint-related responses and their ohrqol.

Materials And Methods: Survey data were collected from 233 patients who had received bite splints during the 5 years prior to data collection.