Aims and objectives:
Gain an understanding of Michigan splints, taking into consideration:
- What is a Michigan splint/Tanner splint: compliance, minimal stress dentition
- What records you need for a Michigan splint: impressions/digital scan, models, centric relation bite
- Do you really need a Facebow: accuracy
- How the Michigan splint works: minimal stress dentition, ideal occlusion, anterior guidance in all excursions
- Why do you want even contacts: muscle contraction, load absorption, condyle pressure, posterior disclusion
- Lateral pterygoid muscle: protrusion, excursion, deprogramming
- Drawbacks of the Michigan splint: chair time, cost, compliance
- Why you should be careful prescribing Michigan splints to primary clenchers
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