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SPLINTING [2 records]

Record 1 2009-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

The rigidity of muscles occurring as a means of avoiding pain caused by movement of the part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Contracture musculaire secondaire à une pathologie articulaire proche [ou] d'origine nerveuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Músculos y tendones
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Record 2 1989-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthodontics
DEF

The ligating, tying, or joining of periodontally involved teeth to one another to stabilize and immobilize the teeth, thus preventing them form being adversely affected by occlusal forces.

OBS

Splinting includes acrylic resing bite guards, orthodontic bend splints, wire ligation, provisional splints, fixed prostheses, etc. Also serves to replace missing teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orthodontie
CONT

(...) tout système de contention permanente, soit par prothèse amovible, soit par prothèse scellée, ne modifie pas de manière significative les modalités initiales des organes dentaires avant la pose du système de contention.

Spanish

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