Concept information
Preferred term
Occlusal Splints
Type
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Definition
- Rigid or flexible appliances that overlay the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. They are used to treat OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, clenching, BRUXISM, and their sequelae, and to provide temporary relief from muscle or temporomandibular joint pain.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Splints, Occlusal
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- ethics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- statistics & numerical data (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- trends (Qualifier)
- veterinary (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Attelles occlusales
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Éclisses occlusales
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Gouttières d'occlusion
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Plaques occlusales
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TLJ4FVVV-J
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