Side effects and compliance
temporomandibular joints
Self-reported side effects were recorded at each clinical visit, including the following: (1) sensitive teeth in the morning; (2) painful jaw muscles; (3) painful temporomandibular joints; and (4) changed occlusion in the morning. Information about the adherence and satisfaction level was collected by a telephone survey, which were expressed as follows: (1) percentage of hours of MAD use per total sleep time, (2) percentage of days of MAD use per week, and (3) the overall level of satisfaction with the MAD usage.