Ré J-P, Chossegros C, El Zoghby A, Carlier J-F, Orthlieb J-D
Unité d'occlusodontologie, faculté de chirurgie dentaire de Marseille, France.
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2009 Jun;110(3):145-9. doi: 10.1016/j.stomax.2009.03.008. Epub 2009 May 5.
Occlusal splint are defined as intra-oral devices mostly indicated to modify the occlusal relationship between maxillar and mandibular dental arches. Among the different shapes of occlusal splint, an updating seemed necessary to the authors. The main indications for occlusal splint are represented by temporomandibular disorders and teeth protection. Occlusal splints are usually made of hard resin and are, generally, carried on the mandibular jaw. Total occlusal splint are preferable to partial occlusal splint, except in some emergent cases. The smooth occlusal splints are needed for musculo-articular disorders when the indentated splints are reserved for mandibular repositioning in articular temporomandibular joint disorders.
咬合板被定义为主要用于改变上颌和下颌牙弓之间咬合关系的口腔内装置。在不同形状的咬合板中，作者认为有必要进行更新。咬合板的主要适应证包括颞下颌关节紊乱病和牙齿保护。咬合板通常由硬质树脂制成，一般戴在下颌。除了一些紧急情况外，全咬合板比部分咬合板更可取。对于肌肉关节疾病需要使用光滑的咬合板，而有凹痕的咬合板则用于颞下颌关节紊乱病时的下颌重新定位。
