treatment planning poses difficulties in edentulous patients for orthognathic surgery prediction and fixation.treatment of severe class iii malocclusion frequently requires orthognathic surgical procedures. for such patients, orthognathic surgery would be the only option before prosthetic rehabilitation.this clinical report describes step-by-step fabrication of a surgical splint for an edentulo...

BACKGROUND Dupuytren's disease is a benign fibroproliferative disorder that causes the fingers to be drawn into the palm via formation of new tissue under the glabrous skin of the hand. This disorder causes functional limitations, but it can be treated through a variety of surgical techniques. As a chronic condition, it tends to recur. OBJECTIVES To assess the benefits and harms of different ...

STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study using a randomized crossover design. OBJECTIVE To determine the immediate effect of 3 common types of orthoses (2 elbow counterforce orthoses and a wrist splint) on grip strength in individuals with lateral epicondylosis. BACKGROUND Lateral epicondylosis is a common cause of pain and upper limb dysfunction. Although the effectiveness of orthoses has ...

spasticity or increase in muscle tone is one of the problems following stroke. due to this increase in muscle tone, patients are confronted to problems in motor control and difficulties in activities of daily living and complications such as shortness and contracture. the aim of this study is to compare the effects of using splint or botulinum toxin injection on spasticity, range of motion and ...

Four different orthodontic applications of a polyethylene fiber material are shown and discussed in case reports. Ribbond (Ribbond Inc, Seattle, Wash), a bondable, reinforced polyethylene fiber material, was successfully used in a fixed orthodontic retainer, a space maintainer, a temporary postorthodontic fixation device to attach a pontic to abutment teeth during periodontal therapy, and a pos...

Background: This systematic review of the literature was to compare effects exercise therapy and occlusal splint on pain mobility in individuals with painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

background: fractures of femur are among the most important causes of mortality in musculoskeletal injuries. owning to lack of adequate research to compare various techniques of fracture stabilization, there has not yet been an agreement over a protocol to utilize a specific type of splint for femoral fracture immobilization. this study was thus conducted to compare the effects of simple and tr...