Disease relevance of Splints

• This study evaluated the effectiveness of soft splints made from polyurethane foam in reducing severe knee-flexion contractures of patients with cerebral palsy [1].
• METHODS: Radiographs and two- or three-phase bone scintigraphs with Tc-99m MDP were obtained in three runners who had exercise-related leg pain and whose clinical symptoms suggested either stress fractures or shin splints [2].
• The present summary and the following papers (I--VII) are submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor Odontologiae at the University of Bergen. 1: Growth of dental plaque on hydroxyapatite splints [3].
• A volunteer who suffered from no dentinal hypersensitivity had modified study models prepared for constructing vacuum-formed PVC splints [4].
• After insertion of the splints there was an immediate, approximately two-fold rise of the mean 24 h urinary cortisol excretion rate and a significant decrease of urinary volume and body weight [5].

Psychiatry related information on Splints

• Controlled assessment of the efficacy of occlusal stabilization splints on sleep bruxism [6].

High impact information on Splints

• Silver ring splints improve dexterity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [7].
• Typically, branched precursors and complementary linear templates ("splints") were dissolved in an equimolar ratio at a total concentration of 10(-4) M, and ligation was promoted by addition of cyanogen bromide in a pH 7.6 buffer [8].
• Two pieces each of titanium, hydroxyapatite, and amalgam of similar size were placed in cobalt-chromium splints and kept intra-orally in each individual for 10 min, and 1, 3, 6, 24, and 72 hrs [9].
• Sequence-dependent hydrolysis of RNA using modified oligonucleotide splints and RNase H [10].
• We used lidocaine (2%) or nasal splints to diminish afferent airway receptor activity and measured the electromyogram (EMG) activity of the NDMs during incremental bicycle exercise in subjects who breathed nasally [11].

Biological context of Splints

• None of the patients with splints had complete pain relief; however, at the end of the lactation period, 8 had spontaneous resolution of symptoms and 1 received a cortisone injection. de Quervain's disease of pregnancy and lactation is self-limited and can be treated successfully with cortisone injection [12].
• Comparison of range-of-motion constraints provided by prefabricated splints used in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a pilot study [13].

Anatomical context of Splints

• Test pieces of amalgam, casting alloys, titanium, ceramics, glass polyalkenoate cement, composite resins, unfilled resins, and bovine enamel were attached to the buccal and lingual surfaces of the upper first molars in 3 subjects using removable intraoral splints [14].
• Silastic reinforced Marlex or Vicryl splints placed around the intact rapidly growing trachea do not significantly limit its growth [15].
• Vectorial analysis of the equilibrium of forces transmitted to TMJ and occlusal biteplane splints [16].
• Electromyographic investigation of subjects wearing dynamic flexor tendon repair (Kleinert) splints shows a wide variability in the amount of contraction in the flexor digitorum profundus muscle during extension of the finger [17].
• II: Pellicle formation on hydroxyapatite splints attached to the human dentition: Morphologic confirmation of the concept of adsorption [3].

Associations of Splints with chemical compounds

• RESULTS: Neither occlusal stabilization splints nor palatal splints had an influence on the SB outcome variables or on the sleep variables measured on a group level [6].
• Various cooling modalities are used to apply cold to the injured area, e.g. ice packs, ice towels, ice massage, frozen gel packs, ethyl chloride and other vapocoolants, chemical reaction devices and inflatable splints using refrigerant gas [18].
• Using methylmethacrylate to make external fixation splints [19].
• Eight patients (nine cases) with pisotriquetral arthritis were treated by pisiform excision after they had failed to respond to splints, antiinflammatory agents, and local steroid injection [20].
• Through 12 visits to primary and specialty care physicians over 3 years, she experienced minimal improvement with splints and moderate improvement with gabapentin [21].

Gene context of Splints

• Increased carpal-tunnel pressure has been implicated in the pathophysiology of carpal tunnel syndrome, but it is not known whether splints that immobilize the wrist in a functional position of extension minimize carpal tunnel pressure [22].
• Microsurgical tubal reanastomosis--the role of splints [23].
• Alae nasi EMG was recorded in 10 normal men under the following conditions: 1) nasal breathing (all potential nasal receptors exposed), 2) oral breathing (nasal receptors not exposed), 3) nasal breathing with splints (airway deformation prevented), and 4) nasal breathing after nasal anesthesia (mucosal receptors anesthetized) [24].
• Temporary splints to immobilize periodontally diseased teeth were made by fiber glass bonded and attached to the teeth with acid-etch technique with BIS-GMA resin [25].
• The splints are constructed with 0.406 mm round, straight or Arch Blank preformed stainless-steel wires, with 0.559 mm standard edgewise brackets and with 0.254 mm stainless-steel or 3.05 mm elastomeric ligatures [26].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Splints

• These subjects were treated with occlusal bite splints, and muscle activity was studied by electromyography [27].
• Results from 2,544 questionnaires showed that the most commonly used treatments are: flat plane splints with anterior/canine guidance or posterior group function, occlusal equilibration, thermal packs, relaxation/stress management training, diet counseling, and medications with anti-inflammatory (nonopioid) analgesic and muscle relaxant properties [28].
• The occlusal treatment included splints, grinding on natural teeth and occlusal correction of complete dentures [29].
• Some patients may not successfully adjust to the wearing of occlusal devices (splints), which are not well-defined in terms of occlusal morphology, anterior guidance, and their relativity to centric relation [30].
• Group I occlusal splints were constructed at 1 mm from the occlusal vertical dimension, group II splints at 4.42 mm, and group III splints at 8.15 mm [31].

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