Patient Preference for Light-Cured Composite Bite Splint Compared to Heat-Cured Acrylic Bite Splint

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1108-1112

  Leib, Alden M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic resins; Comparison studies; Composite resins; Occlusal splints; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; RESIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; BRUXISM; COMPOSITE RESINS; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSAL SPLINTS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE DESIGN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME;

EID: 0035430844     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2001.72.8.1108     Document Type: Article

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