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A platform splint for orthognathic surgery. 1986

J A Nespeca, and G W Trammell, and R H Downs

Splint design and universal form are neglected topics in the surgical literature. This article outlines a versatile and easy splint to use for all types of orthognathic surgery. Its design may not be entirely new, but its application is well documented and illustrated. This type of splint has been used in our training program for the past 5 years, with excellent success, in more than 450 patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009967	Orthodontic Appliances	Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19)	Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013165	Splints	Rigid or flexible appliances that are used to maintain a displaced or movable part in position, or to maintain the position of and protect an injured part.	Dynamic Orthoses,Dynamic Splint,Dynamic Splinting,Dynamic Splints,Static Orthoses,Static Splint,Static Splinting,Static Splints,Dynamic Splintings,Splint,Splint, Dynamic,Splint, Static,Splinting, Dynamic,Splinting, Static,Splints, Dynamic,Splints, Static,Static Orthose
D056948	Orthognathic Surgical Procedures	Surgery performed to repair or correct the skeletal anomalies of the jaw and its associated dental and facial structures (e.g. CLEFT PALATE).	Jaw Surgery,Maxillo-Mandibular Surgery,Maxillofacial Orthognathic Surgery,Jaw Surgeries,Maxillo Mandibular Surgery,Maxillo-Mandibular Surgeries,Maxillofacial Orthognathic Surgeries,Orthognathic Surgeries, Maxillofacial,Orthognathic Surgery, Maxillofacial,Orthognathic Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Orthognathic Surgical,Procedures, Orthognathic Surgical,Surgeries, Jaw,Surgeries, Maxillo-Mandibular,Surgeries, Maxillofacial Orthognathic,Surgery, Jaw,Surgery, Maxillo-Mandibular,Surgery, Maxillofacial Orthognathic,Surgical Procedure, Orthognathic,Surgical Procedures, Orthognathic