background the importance of cross-border healthcare, medical and health tourism plays a significant role in the european health policy and health management. after dentistry, orthopaedic treatments are the leading motivation for seeking care in hungary, as patients with rheumatic and motion diseases are drawn to the thermal spas and well-established orthopaedic centres. this paper aims to gain...

INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorder (TDM) is the most common source of orofacial pain of a non-dental origin. Sleep bruxism is characterized by clenching and/or grinding the teeth during sleep and is involved in the perpetuation of TMD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of massage therapy, conventional occlusal splint therapy and silicone occlusal splint therapy on...

BACKGROUND Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a prefabricated splint is as effective as a cast in the recovery of physical function. METHODS We included 96 children 5 to 12 years of age who were treated for a minimally angulated (≤ 15°) greenstick or t...

OBJECTIVE Aim of the present work is to assess the effectiveness of a scientific protocol built up to relieve pain in chronic temporo-mandibular disorders (TMD) using Michigan splint together with a pharmacological therapy compared to the traditional occlusal therapy by Michigan splint alone. PATIENTS 35 adult patients, with signs and symptoms of TMD lasting more than 6 months, were enrolled ...

The demand for nipple reconstruction has been increasing with the proliferation of breast reconstruction. After reconstructing a nipple, it is crucial to apply a splint because one of the limitations of nipple reconstruction is loss of nipple projection over time [1]. Long-term projection of the reconstructed nipple is influenced by two factors: 1) contraction of the flap, which begins once the...

SUMMARY Pediatric mandibular fractures have successfully been managed in various ways. The use of a lingual splint is one such option. The typical indirect method for acrylic lingual splint fabrication involves obtaining dental impressions. Dental models are produced from those impressions so that model surgery may be performed. The splint is then made on those models using resin powder and liq...

OBJECTIVE The study examined whether the addition of a night splint to eccentric exercises is beneficial for functional outcome in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy. DESIGN One-year follow-up of a randomised controlled single blinded clinical trial. SETTING Sports medicine department in a general hospital. PATIENTS 58 patients (70 tendons) were included. INTERVENTIONS All patient...

Objective Several types of nasal packs are used postoperatively in septoplasty. In this study, we compared two commonly used nasal packing materials, the intranasal septal splint with airway and Merocel tampon, in terms of pain, bleeding, nasal obstruction, eating difficulties, discomfort in sleep, and pain and bleeding during removal of packing in the early period. Methods The study group in...

OBJECTIVE To assess initial efficacy and tolerability of a thumb opposition splint on manual dexterity, perceived upper limb functioning and occupational performance in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. DESIGN One group pre-post design. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirteen patients were provided with a neoprene opposition splint for their dominant hand. Manual dexterity (Sollerman hand fu...