title: Temporary intervention: dental splinting and the intragastric bubble.
abstract: Morbid obesity is a significant health problem in the United States today. This has resulted in an intensive investigation into temporary interventions for weight control. Dental splinting does not result in long-term weight loss because patients rapidly regain weight following release of jaw fixation. The Garren-Edwards intragastric bubble was equally ineffective in achieving weight loss and was fraught with numerous complications.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lieber
authors.forename: U L
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Seinige
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Sataloff
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Rovito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001069:Appetite Regulation; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010515:Periodontal Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010516:Periodontal Splints / Q000009:adverse effects; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors