Appointment 1: Diagnostic model and splint type selection
- Splint Material Selected:
- Hard Acrylic Resin
- Soft / Silicone
- Dual Laminated / Talon
- Reasoning:
- Hard Acrylic
- Permissive splint for :
- Relaxing elevator muscles and decreasing the effects of bruxism
- Redistributing occlusal forces
- Joint stabilization and tooth protection
- Permissive splint for :
- Hard Acrylic
- Arch Selection:
- Maxillary (Michigan)
- Mandibular (Tanner)
- Thickness:
- Muscle relaxation
- 4.4 mm to 8.2 mm
- Tooth wear prevention
- Minimal (based on material)
- Disk displacement
- 4mm thickness for disk displacement with reduction
- 6mm thickness for disk displacement without reduction
- Muscle relaxation