splinting

splinting
1. Application of a splint or treatment using a splint. 2. In dentistry, the joining of two or more teeth into a rigid unit by means of fixed or removable restorations or appliances. 3. Stiffening of a body part to avoid pain caused by movement of the part, as from a fracture or other injury. 4. In psychiatry, the exercise by family, friends, or coworkers of the various strategies designed to minimize the impairment and increase the function of a person with diminished higher cortical function.

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splint·ing (splinґting) 1. treatment by use of a splint. 2. in dentistry, the application of a fixed restoration to join two or more teeth into a single rigid unit. 3. rigidity of muscles in an effort to avoid pain caused by movement of a part.

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