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Delivering a hard occlusal splint

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PATIENT

A 33-year-old grinds at night and wakes with sore jaw muscles. A hard upper splint made in the lab is delivered today.

FINDINGS
  • Worn edges on the lower front teeth
  • Sore jaw muscles on waking
  • Upper splint made in the lab, ready to seat
  • Plan: check fit, mark and even the contacts, polish, teach and book a follow-up

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Cases › Management · M17
Delivering a hard occlusal splint

Practice cases written from published sources. Not an exam or admissions result; your program and examiners decide.

PATIENT

A 33-year-old grinds at night and wakes with sore jaw muscles. A hard upper splint made in the lab is delivered today.

FINDINGS
  • Worn edges on the lower front teeth
  • Sore jaw muscles on waking
  • Upper splint made in the lab, ready to seat
  • Plan: check fit, mark and even the contacts, polish, teach and book a follow-up
Mark and even out the closed-bite contacts, M17 step 3M17 step 3: Mark and even out the closed-bite contacts. Open this step in the lesson.

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The questions open with the $99 season (90 days), the $149/yr student seat, or a class code that assigns M17. The first case is free.

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M17: Hard occlusal splint delivery: seat, adjust the contacts, polish and review. Open the lesson step