Premium
Commissure Burn Splints: Literature Review and Prefabrication Technique Using a Visible Light–Cured Resin
Author(s) -
Elton William C.,
Meyer Jack B.,
Nagy William W.,
Knudson Rodney C.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1992.tb00444.x
Subject(s) - splints , commissure , prefabrication , medicine , splint (medicine) , dentistry , treatment modality , anterior commissure , orthodontics , materials science , surgery , anatomy , engineering , civil engineering
Commissure burn splints reduce or eliminate the need for reconstructive surgery after injury to the perioral tissues. The literature describes the injury, immediate care, and splint treatment modalities. A technique to construct a prefabricated commissure burn splint from visible light cure resin and orthodontic wire is presented. Passive or dynamic retraction may be obtained by varying the tension of circumcranial orthodontic headgear or adjusting Velcro placed on a Velfoam strap.