An Anterior Guidance Package (AGP) equipped splint may be produced for a patient with bruxism, temporo mandibular disorder (TMD), or sleep apnea. The AGP equipped splint has maxillary and mandibular guidance components attached to respective retentive pieces to provide superior anterior guidance. Using the disclosed systems and methods for producing the AGP equipped splint, a patient with or without a severe malocclusion can receive a customized AGP equipped splint without visiting the dentist repeatedly.

Systems and methods for producing anterior guidance package (AGP) equipped splint

The invention discloses a manufacturing method and a using method of a front tooth occlussion blocker based on 3D printing, and relates to a preparation guiding piece of at least one tooth used for dental restoration preparation. The manufacturing method of the front tooth occlussion blocker based on 3D printing comprises the following steps: (1) obtaining a digital model; (2) constructing an occlussion guiding plate; (3) positioning the occlussion guiding plate; (4) adjusting and amending a rudimentary model to obtain an overall model after fine virtual adjustment; (5) carrying out 3D printing, and carrying out subsequent processing according to requirements after the printing is completed. According to the scheme provided in the invention, the blocker does not need to be manufactured directly in the mouth of a patient, solidified self-curing resin does not need to consume much time to be worn into a plane, the operation is simple, the method is easy to grasp, and the materials are saved; occlussion opening distance is accurately controlled in the design process, the phenomena that the separation distance of teeth is too large and the condyle is free of a centric relation are avoided, the lower jaw can freely slide into the centric relation, and repeated adjustment is not needed.

Manufacturing method and using method of front tooth occlussion blocker based on 3D printing

A set of occlusal splints, comprises: a maxillary splint engageable over a maxillary superior dental arch of a mouth; and a mandibular splint engageable over a mandibular dental arch of the mouth. Each one of the maxillary splint and the mandibular splint is substantially U-shaped with an anterior section and two posterior sections extending from opposite ends of the anterior section. Each one of the maxillary splint and the mandibular splint has an inner wall surface defining a cavity shaped and configured to encase teeth of the corresponding one of the dental arches and an opposed outer wall surface, the outer wall surface having a contact surface at the anterior section. The maxillary and mandibular splints are operable in a contact configuration, wherein the contact surfaces of the maxillary and mandibular splints are abutted one against the other, and wherein an occlusal face of the posterior sections are spaced apart from one another.

Jacques Houde

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Set of occlusal splints and method of making same