Adjunctive commissure splint therapy: a revised approach.
The management of trauma to the commissures has been an ongoing challenge for the medical and dental professions. Multiple surgical and prosthetic approaches have been used. Commissure splint therapy is often effective in association with surgery in reducing the effects of scar contraction that ultimately results in microstomia and reduced quality of life. This article describes methods of fabrication of the commissure splint appliance, the rationale for its modification, advantages, and disadvantages.
Bedard
Jean-Francois
JF
The University of Chicago Medical Center, Walter G Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic, Chicago, Ill, USA. jfbedard@chicagocentre.com
Thongthammachat
Sudsukh
S
Toljanic
Joseph A
JA
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D003286:Contracture / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013165:Splints; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D013193:Stainless Steel