Abstract
Patient: A 54-year-old male patient presented with difficulties in opening his mouth and also with masticatory dysfunction. A splint was prepared to improve his ability to open his mouth and to chew. To ensure that there were no functional problems, we added provisional restoration work that involved elevating the anterior jaw position by approximately 3 mm for final restoration of the crown and a partial denture.
Discussion: The splint is a reversible method of treatment that provides recovery of adequate occlusal vertical dimension. The increase in the occlusal area is very likely to relieve the disorder.
Conclusion: For patients with temporomandibular disorders caused by occlusion, using a splint to reconstruct the maxillomandibular relationship is recommended.
