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Occlusal Splints

"Occlusal Splints" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

Rigid or flexible appliances that overlay the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. They are used to treat clenching and bruxism and their sequelae, and to provide temporary relief from muscle or temporomandibular joint pain.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Occlusal Splints" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Occlusal Splints" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 10 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2008 and 2021
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Funded by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, grant number UL1TR002541.