Significant Occlusal Alteration Following Use of an Intra-Oral Removable Device: A Case Report

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Mariam Shahid Noorani Nayeem Ali Pratik Sharma

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Pratik Sharma
Centre for Oral Bioengineering, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

A B S T R A C T

Intra-oral removable devices are readily available and increasingly advocated for the correction of body posture and alleviation of associated musculoskeletal symptoms. The precise clinical application and mechanism of action is poorly understood and their use remains controversial. We present the case of a 47- year-old female where prolonged use of such a splint resulted in significant and adverse occlusal alteration

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Sat 20, Jun 2020
Accepted: Thu 02, Jul 2020
Published: Tue 07, Jul 2020

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© 2023 Pratik Sharma. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JDOA.2020.02.01