Splinting of teeth with fixed bridges: biological effect.
Forty abutment teeth with pathological mobility were splinted with telescoped removable bridges. During the first 4 weeks the bridges were fixed. From the beginning of the fifth week they were removed once a day. Mobility was measured prior to placing the bridges and at 4 and 10 weeks intervals. Average mobility of the abutment teeth and the control unsplinted teeth did not change significantly during the experimental period.
D000328:Adult; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010515:Periodontal Prosthesis; D010516:Periodontal Splints; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*