title: Splinting of teeth following trauma: a review and a new splinting recommendation.
abstract: With advances in the understanding of healing processes of the periodontium, pulp and alveolar bone following various injuries, the role of splinting has become relatively well defined. This is generally reflected in the guidelines for trauma management published by the International Association of Dental Traumatology. While the widespread use of composite resin as an adhesive in various functional/flexible splinting systems has over many years allowed ease of application, removal of the material is not only time consuming but more seriously accompanied by minor or major iatrogenic damage to enamel. Dental materials science has continued to provide new materials and amongst them the development of resin activated glass-ionomer cement suitable for orthodontic bracket cementation has allowed the development of an alternative simplified splinting regimen for traumatized teeth which offers ease of application and removal with minimal or no iatrogenic damage to enamel.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kahler
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Marriot-Smith
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Heithersay
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000293:injuries; D004867:Equipment Design; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D013165:Splints / Q000145:classification; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D019279:Resin Cements
keywords: Flexible splinting; IADT guidelines; splinting duration; trauma; types of splints