CONTEXT Writer's cramp is a kind of focal hand dystonia that appears when individuals are writing. Since pharmacological treatment has not shown the desired therapeutic response, a study on immobilization of the damaged musculature was performed on two individuals with writer's cramp, using splints with the objective of reducing the handwriting abnormalities. CASE REPORT Two patients presenti...

Introduction: Occlusal splints are usually the first choice in treatment of bruxism. Splints can also be only or ended with adhesive restoration, orthodontic prosthetic treatment.
 Methods: This article demonstrates steps a digital workflow through 3Shape Design system - splint studio. The initial units virtual models, scanned by Trios Color Scanner (3Shape).
 Results: protocol includ...

Sir, Mechanical irritation interdental loop wiring and intermaxillary fixation causes inflammation of oral mucosa, marginal gingiva and lips is virtually unavoidable in maxillofacial surgery.[1] Filippi et al. compared different types of splints (composite wire splinting, button bracket splinting, resine splinting and titanium trauma splinting) by means of irritation on gingival mucosa and lips...

A single-subject rapidly alternating treatment design was used to compare the effectiveness of bilateral hand splints and an elbow orthosis in decreasing stereotypic hand behaviors and increasing toy play in 2 children with Rett syndrome. The subjects' responses were compared across three treatment conditions: no intervention, hand splints, and elbow orthosis. The order of the treatment phases ...

Dentists often use occlusal splints in the management of occlusodontic problems. Because they are considered to provide non-invasive and reversible treatment they are therapeutic devices that conform well to the current philosophy governing protocols for therapy of the masticatory system. Proper design and placement of occlusal splints requires that they respond to precise indications and that ...