Splinting of teeth with fixed bridges: biological effect

Abstract

Forty abutment teeth with pathological mobility were splinted with telescoped removable bridges. During the first 4 weeks the bridges were fixed. From the beginning of the fifth week they were removed once a day. Mobility was measured prior to placing the bridges and at 4 and 10 weeks intervals. Average mobility of the abutment teeth and the control unsplinted teeth did not change significantly during the experimental period.

Lichtmikroskopische Untersuchungen zur Lokalisation verschiedener Matrixkomponenten in oralen Geweben der Maus

“…Makroskopisch lassen sich 3 verschiedene Gingivaabschnitte, die freie, die befestigte (attached) und die interdentale Gingiva unterscheiden (Renggli et al 1984).…”