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Method for immediate fabrication of an occlusal device.

Baker PS, Haywood VB, Plummer KD

Associate Professor, Oral Rehabilitation Department, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.

This article describes a method of in-office fabrication of an occlusal device for treatment of bruxism patients seeking a less costly alternative to laboratory-processed splints. This technique eliminates the need for mounted casts and the expense and delay associated with commercial laboratory involvement. It also minimizes patient and operator exposure to acrylic resin monomer and high temperatures associated with its polymerization reaction by use of a light-polymerized blue urethane dimethacrylate resin.

Published 20 November 2007 in J Prosthet Dent, 98(5): 411-5.
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