Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2016
A 34-year-old patient complains of pain in the lower right jaw, reduced mouth opening. Objectively: dentition is intact both on the upper and lower jaw, there is premature contact between the 46 and 47 teeth. Diagnosis: traumatic fracture of the mandible in the area of the 46 tooth with fragment displacement. What construction would be advisable for temporary immobilization of the mandible fragments?
Answer options
- Weber’s splint
- Plastic kappa
- Entin’s head-chin strap
- Tigerstedt’s splint
- Temporary plastic splint
Correct answer
Tigerstedt’s splint
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