title: Use of a vacuum-formed plastic sheet to aid in transferring and bonding metal splints.
abstract: Mobile teeth with compromised periodontal support may shift from their unstressed position during clinical splinting procedures and be stabilized in an incorrect position, resulting in occlusal interferences and unnecessary adjustment. A technique is presented that can be helpful to splint mobile teeth with a metal device. Using a vacuum or pressure device to create a mold using a cast transfers the splint intraorally for bonding. This thermoplastic sheet maintains mobile teeth in the desired position during the splinting procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mountouris
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anagnostou
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papazoglou
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010516:Periodontal Splints; D010969:Plastics; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000379:methods; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000628:therapy; D014618:Vacuum
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D013193:Stainless Steel