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We aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of hard and soft splints in the symptomatic management of TMDs using the modified Helkimo index.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n This study included 91 patients diagnosed with TMDs. Participants were randomly allocated into two treatment groups. All these patients were treated by hard or soft stabilization splint therapy. Group 1: hard splint group, n\u00a0=\u00a042 (mean age \u2010 31.62\u2009\u00b1\u20098.5\u2009years), 10 males and 32 females; group 2: soft splint group, n\u00a0=\u00a049 (mean age \u2010 32.86\u2009\u00b1\u20099.06\u2009years), 13 males and 36 females. The anamnestic and clinical dysfunction component of the modified Helkimo index was used to evaluate the outcomes at baseline (T\n 0<\/jats:sub>\n ), first month (T\n 1<\/jats:sub>\n ), and third month (T\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Symptoms such as clicking of the joints, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and muscle pain showed improvement in both groups (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u2009.05). Restriction and deviation of mouth opening did not show significant improvement in either group. The patients who underwent hard splint therapy showed an early improvement of symptoms at T\n 1<\/jats:sub>\n (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u2009.05). However, there was no statistical difference in the improvement of symptoms between hard and soft splints at T\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Both hard and soft stabilization splints were effective in the symptomatic management of TMDs. 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