Occlusal Splints and Night Guards

They eliminate the need to open the patient’s gums to assess bone width and distance to important dental structures such as nerves or sinuses. Using digital mapping designed by the dentist, paired with a 3D x-ray called a CBCT, they provide better precision with regards to the ideal location to place a crown on top of an implant. This method makes surgery faster and easier. It also helps detect issues easier. Since this method improves the precision of the process, it eventually becomes easier for patients to keep their teeth clean, and it also prevents the occurrence of food getting stuck in teeth.

First, a digital impression of the top and bottom teeth or dentures is created. Using a CBCT x-ray, a 3D image of the teeth is created to locate where to place the implants. The 3D x-ray can then be combined with the 3D impression of the teeth using special software. Then, the dentist can digitally choose the most ideal length and width of the implant. The dentist can then set the implant in the depth and angulation best suited for the crown that will later be placed onto the implant, following a healing period.

It helps prevent tooth grinding or clenching in patients. It helps prevent early TMJ pain. In patients already suffering from such jaw pain, a splint or guard can also prevent it from worsening.

This process takes place over the course of a series of appointments with the patient. First, the oral surgeon will create plaster cast models by taking impressions of the patient’s teeth. In a follow-up appointment, the patient will try on the splint after which adjustments will be made by the oral surgeon until the right fit is achieved. Another follow-up appointment may then be scheduled to monitor the status of the splint as well as potential TMJ symptoms that the patient might have been experiencing.

Sports Guards – With their layer of EVA vinyl and their U-shape design, our sports guards are designed to protect patients’ teeth, gums, and soft tissue from injury during athletic activities. 3D Night Guards – Our CAM/CAD designed, and 3D printed night guards are infused with thermodynamic properties, making them both strong and pliable enough to improve patients’ comfort. Tooth Bleaching Trays – The slim crenated vinyl surface of the trays is vacuum formed to the desired shape, with a reservoir for the carbamide peroxide gel that is then used to bleach and whiten teeth.