{"id":2358,"date":"2016-12-23T07:48:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T07:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caugheydds.com\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2024-04-03T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:48:04","slug":"bite-splint-molar-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caugheydds.com\/2016\/12\/23\/bite-splint-molar-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Bite splint requires Molar Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
A bite splint requires molar support, and particularly at the most distal tooth location. However, due to the shape of the upper and lower jaws’ relationship to one another, this is the portion of the bite splint that most frequently becomes thin and brittle, and thus, broken.<\/p>\n
Below is a case of fractured acrylic over the location of the second molar. The arrow pointing to the inner surface of the splint shows a cloudy appearance to the acrylic: this is tartar buildup, which can result from uneven pressure between the right and left sides of the bite. As the tartar buildup thickens over time, the height of the splint changes, and can result in the failure seen.<\/p>\n
<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Repair at this stage is critical to reestablish the lost molar support for the bite splint for two main reasons:<\/p>\n Images below show instructions on how to repair the splint, restoring the molar support of the bite splint.<\/p>\n <\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A bite splint requires molar support, and particularly at the most distal tooth location. However, due to the shape of the upper and lower jaws’ relationship to one another, this is the portion of the bite splint that most frequently becomes thin and brittle, and thus, broken. Below is a case of fractured acrylic over…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[69,269],"class_list":["post-2358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resource-links","tag-bite-splint","tag-tmj-treatment-atlanta"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\n\n