title: Method for immediate fabrication of an occlusal device.
abstract: This article describes a method of in-office fabrication of an occlusal device for treatment of bruxism patients seeking a less costly alternative to laboratory-processed splints. This technique eliminates the need for mounted casts and the expense and delay associated with commercial laboratory involvement. It also minimizes patient and operator exposure to acrylic resin monomer and high temperatures associated with its polymerization reaction by use of a light-polymerized blue urethane dimethacrylate resin.
authors.affiliation: Oral Rehabilitation Department, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. pbaker@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Van B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Haywood
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors