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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… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Mallet deformity of the finger. Five-year follow-up of conservative treatment.
We reviewed 31 patients at a mean of five years after mallet deformity of the finger had been treated with a thermoplastic splint… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication: Practical Supports for School and Home
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A short-term evaluation of the effectiveness of stabilization-type occlusal splint therapy for specific symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Comparative study of two treatment methods for internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint.
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
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effect of occlusal splints on TMJ symptomatology.
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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