Occlusal Splints | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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What you need to know before you get one. PLUS… your frequently asked splint questions answered!

If you are someone who clenches or grinds their teeth at night while sleeping, or if you experience temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) or pain in jaw joints, then your dentist or oral health professional may have recommended that you consider wearing an occlusal splint.

This is because an occlusal splint is a dental appliance designed to help protect your teeth from wear and damage caused by involuntary clenching or grinding.  But a splint is also designed to help relieve strain and stress on your muscles and your jaw joint, known as the temporomandibular joint or TMJ.

At Dentists at Pymble, we often recommend occlusal splints to our patients as a preventative dental treatment for these two reasons. 

So, we decided to write this article to explain more about what and how occlusal splints work and why your oral health professional may have recomm...