Night guards and occlusal splints.

Name: Night guards and occlusal splints.
Creator: E, Giedrys-Leeper
Keywords: Dental Occlusion, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Splints, Humans, Vertical Dimension, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Sleep, Myofascial Pain Syndromes, 3. Good health

E, Giedrys-Leeper

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Article . 1991

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Night guards and occlusal splints.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 Jul 1991 English Journal:Dental update, volume 17 (issn: 0305-5000,

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Authors: E, Giedrys-Leeper;

pmid: 2097232

Night guards and occlusal splints.

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Abstract

Occlusal splints/night guards can be an effective, inexpensive and reversible treatment for a wide range of dental problems. The author describes their clinical uses, discusses some of the rationales that have been given for these uses, and outlines the designs that have the widest clinical application.

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St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
St George's Hospital
United Kingdom

Keywords

Dental Occlusion, Splints, Humans, Vertical Dimension, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Sleep, Myofascial Pain Syndromes

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