title: Septal splint with wax plates.
abstract: To pack or not to pack, has always been a debate, especially after septal and functional endoscopic sinus surgery. The authors have studied the symptoms of packing versus not packing in their series of 100 patients having undergone nasal surgery. They advocate the use of dental wax for the fashioning of septal splints, since they are easy to introduce, cheap and malleable. The patients postoperative comfort is greatly enhanced with the use of dental wax plate splints instead of nasal packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Murty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balakrishna
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013165:Splints; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D014885:Waxes