title: Bicuspid buildup (convertible) splint.
abstract: All clinicians using removable repositioning orthotics are faced with the dilemma of lack of patient compliance. The author has solved this problem by using a maxillary appliance with an anterior inclined plane with intraocclusal acrylic in the bicuspid area. After mandibular reposturing is accomplished, the inclined plane can be removed, thus converting the appliance to a bicuspid buildup splint. This conversion creates an appliance that is esthetic and allows for normal phonation and a new bicuspid-only centric occlusion.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Niemann
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000503:physiopathology; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D013165:Splints; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*