29Nov 2017

THE BASICS OF OCCLUSAL SPLINTS- A REVIEW.

  • Department of Prosthodontics, postgraduate student, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences.
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Occlusal splint therapy is used routinely for diagnosis and treatment of various masticatory system disorders. Splints have proven for alleviating the pain of many types of temporomandibular disorders and bruxism, though questions still remain regarding how splints work. Treatment with these appliances is non-invasive, reversible, and provides proper treatment. The purpose of this paper was to review information regarding the basic splint types and how it works and when to use these effectively.

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[KongkonaBharadwaj. (2017); THE BASICS OF OCCLUSAL SPLINTS- A REVIEW. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Nov). 1239-1242] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Kongkona Bharadwaj
COORG INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5890      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5890

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