Madhuri Gargeya / Priyani Panchariya / Priyanka C
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
In dentistry, stents and splints are intraoral appliances designed to guide, protect, or stabilize oral tissues, though they serve distinct clinical purposes. A stent functions primarily as a guide, mold, or support mechanism during surgical and healing phases; common examples include computer-guided surgical templates for precise dental implant placement, clear acrylic stents that secure mucosal or skin grafts against the palate after pre-prosthetic surgery, and radiation carrier or shielding devices used in oncology to protect healthy tissue. In contrast, a splint is engineered for immobilization, load redistribution, and structural stabilization. In dental traumatology and periodontics, flexible or rigid splints-such as wire-composite configurations or fiber-reinforced ribbons-stabilize subluxated, avulsed, or periodontally compromised teeth to facilitate periodontal ligament regeneration without inducing ankylosis.
