title: Occlusal splint therapy in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders: A historical perspective.
abstract: We can never gauge where we are and where we are going without reviewing where we have been. A historical review is included to help give this perspective. This chapter documents the uses of intraoral orthotics in the past and how they have changed as philosophies and materials evolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Colt
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D013165:Splints; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy*