The Basics of Occlusal Splint Therapy

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Temporomandibular status may also be obtained and a working diagnosis verified or discarded. An example is the individual diagnosed with a muscular TM joint that does not achieve total muscle relaxation with treatment. This can indicate a more advanced joint disorder than originally diagnosed.

  • As primary and permanent teeth may suffer repercussions from an injury, a therapist must be mindful of which situations the use of splinting methods is required.
  • These appliances can decrease the frequency but not the intensity of the bruxing episodes.
  • One of the most frequently-prescribed dental splints is the traditional flat-plane occlusal splint, which fits over the maxillary or mandibular arch.
  • At Impress we work with removable and invisible mouth splints to align the teeth and treat bite problems.

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There are many different types of dental splints depending on their use. The fast development of AM processes and materials potentially offers more and more direct applications in medicine. Possibilities of AM have not been used sufficiently as this requires multidisciplinary processes. Elevator and positioning muscles will relax when a splint has bilateral contacts on all the teeth with immediate posterior disclusion by the anterior teeth and condylar guidance in all movements. The current trends in dentoalveolar traumatology recommend the use of a splint in cases of luxation and avulsion of a tooth and in fractures of the root and alveolar ridge .

Bite and Body

Constructed in a dental lab, splints are typically made of hard acrylic resin and molded from an impression of your teeth. After the splint is made, the dentist will fit and readjust it. You will be expected to wear it at the recommended times , as well as to come in for follow-up appointments to check on how your symptoms are progressing and to have the splint readjusted, if necessary.

In this case the anterior position is determined by protrusion of mandible necessary to produce proper disc & condoyle relationships . For additional stability cold cure acrylic can be placed around the interdental ligatures. Thin soft stainless tell wires are used for this type of fixation. Following cooling the splint is carefully eased from the model and the gingival margins are trimmed. The working model is placed on top plate of machine and a suitable shaped dry sheet of appropriate material is located and clapped beneath the heating section. Large tooth undercuts should be blocked out with plaster to provide a common path.