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Splint Device

Known as: Splint, Splints 
Rigid or flexible appliances that are used to maintain a displaced or movable part in position, or to maintain the position of and protect an injured… 
National Institutes of Health

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Application of splintMicrobiologicalStent, devicestandards characteristics

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Dynamic splintsOcclusal SplintsSPLINT, TRACTIONStatic Splints

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Orthotic DevicesOrthotic Devices (procedure)immobilizer

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sleep nasendoscopy as a predictor of treatment success in snorers using mandibular advancement splints
This study assessed the effect on the upper airway during sleep nasendoscopy of mimicking the action of a mandibular advancement… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Condylar condition and mandibular growth during early functional treatment of children with juvenile chronic arthritis.
TMJ involvement in children with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis (JCA) will frequently cause disturbance of the growth of the mandible… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Tendon repair using flexor tendon splints: an experimental study.
Review
1985
Review
1985
Flexor tendon repair.
In 1979 Verdan wrote, "whatever the situation may be, adhesions are until now certainly not a technically avoidable accident, but… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
EMG response to alteration of tooth contacts on occlusal splints during maximal clenching.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Orthopedic coordination of dentofacial development in skeletal Class II malocclusion in conjunction with edgewise therapy. Part I.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effect of occlusal splints on TMJ symptomatology.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Early dental plaque morphogenesis. A scanning electron microscope study using the hydroxyapatite splint model and a low-sucrose diet.
Bacterial colonization of hydroxyapatite splint segments attached to buccal surfaces of maxillary molar and premolar teeth, were… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The results of early treatment of typical congenital dislocation of the hip in Malmö.
The late results of early treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip in the von Rosen splint have been recorded in a follow… 
Review
1970
Review
1970
Family expectations and arthritis patient compliance to a hand resting splint regimen.
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