Okeson and others have proposed that statistical comparisons between groups of treated and untreated patients be used to evaluate the effectiveness of occlusal splint therapy. This article argues that valid between-groups comparisons cannot be made by most clinicians and that such comparisons do not satisfactorily guide the treatment of individual patients. An intrasubject replication design st...

The Thomas splint is a common piece of equipment in emergency departments and orthopaedic units in hospitals worldwide. Its basic design has changed little since its first description by Hugh Owen Thomas was published in 1875. We have reviewed the origins of the Thomas splint as a means of correction of deformities of the lower limb and its evolution through both World Wars into an essential it...

Purpose: The purpose of this therapy is to influence your lower jaw to.This study compared occlusal splints fabricated in centric relation. Repositioning during therapy, as demonstrated by the change in occlusal contacts on the.with an occlusal splint had a very significant effect in relieving the pain and. Were evaluated for possible myofunctional therapy aiming at elimination of.therapy and s...

Objective: The prevention of thumb joints flexion help cure de Quervain tenosynovitis. thumb, therefore, is being immobilized in the abduction position by splinting. Thumb can be away from palm (palmar abduction) or fingers (radial abduction), which are done two different planes. To authors' knowledge, literature has not specified kind better treatment outcomes and functions. This study aimed t...

This article describes a novel splinting technique for the temporizing management of pediatric femur fractures. The J-splint is a reliable, simple, and rapidly applied splint that prevents many of the complications and pitfalls of other described temporizing measures, such as skeletal traction, skin traction, traction splinting, and posterior splinting. This technique of J-splinting femur fract...

KATOU, F. and MoTEGI, K. Fixation of Mandibular Body Fracture with Combination of One-Piece Cast Splint and Miniplate Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1995, 175 (2), 111-121 A method for fixation of mandibular body fracture within the dental arch using a combination of a rigid one-piece cast splint and a pliable miniplate screwed at the inferior border of the mandible was developed with the highest priorit...

[Purpose] Hemiplegia following a stroke can affect hand movement; therefore, reconstructing hand function is the most desired outcome for stroke patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the application of rehabilitation through the use of a dynamic hand splint and observes its effects on the muscle strength and functional activity of the affected hands. [Subjects and Methods] Chronic ...

BACKGROUND/AIM The Periotest method is a technique for the objective assessment of tooth mobility. The aims of this study were to determine normal Periotest values in the vertical and horizontal dimensions of periodontally healthy teeth in individuals aged 20-35 years and investigate the reliability of Periotest in terms of intra-series and inter-series reproducibility before and after applying...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of wrist working splints after a period of splinting in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS We performed a 4-week randomized controlled trial among 33 RA patients with wrist arthritis. Patients were randomly allocated to the splinting group (n = 17) or the control group (n = 16). Patients in the splinting group received a prefabricated wrist ...