occlusal splint
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Occlusal splint — Occlusal splints (also called bite splints, bite planes, or night guards) are removable dental appliances carefully molded to fit the upper or lower arches of teeth. They are used to protect tooth and restoration surfaces, manage mandibular (jaw) … Wikipedia
bite splint — occlusal s … Medical dictionary
bite guard — occlusal splint … Medical dictionary
night guard — occlusal guard occlusal splint … Medical dictionary
Occlusion (dentistry) — Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth. More technically, it is the relationship between the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth when they approach each other, as occurs during chewing or at rest.… … Wikipedia
Kesling appliance — an occlusal splint made of soft acrylic resin or latex rubber that fits over the occlusal and incisal surfaces of the teeth; it is designed to hold the mandible in a certain relationship to the maxilla to treat bruxism … Medical dictionary
Orthodontic technology — is a specialty of dental technology that is concerned with the design and fabrication of dental appliances for the treatment of malocclusions, which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both. There are… … Wikipedia
DNTTIP2 — Deoxynucleotidyltransferase, terminal, interacting protein 2 Identifiers Symbols DNTTIP2; ERBP; FCF2; FLJ98849; HSU15552; LPTS RP2; MGC163494; TdIF2 External IDs … Wikipedia
Temporomandibular joint disorder — Classification and external resources Temporomandibular joint ICD 10 K07.6 … Wikipedia
Bruxism — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29661 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001413 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Bruxism (from the Greek βρυγμός (brugmós), gnashing of teeth ) is the grinding of the teeth,… … Wikipedia
