- ½ vinegar and ½ cool tap water for 20-30 minutes.
- 2 tablespoons of baking soda in ½ cup tap water for 20-30 minutes.
- Cool tap water and a denture cleaning solution like Polident or Efferdent for 15 minutes.
Note: Heat will cause your splint
to warp. Therefore, do not use hot water when
cleaning the splint. If the water is too hot for
your fingers, it is too hot for your splint. Do not
leave your splint in a car or next to a heater.
However, as long as your splint is in position in
your mouth, hot food or drink will not damage it.
Special Notes
1. You must wear your splint all
the time and remove it only to brush your teeth
(unless told otherwise). It is especially important
to wear your splint when you are concentrating on
something such as driving, exercising, paperwork,
etc. These times are when you are most likely to
subconsciously grind your teeth.
2. At all times try to condition
yourself to keep your teeth slightly apart, even
when wearing the splint. Your teeth should only
touch when you swallow or eat. Separating the teeth
will help your muscles to relax and reduce the
stress on the jaw joints.
4. You probably will have
sore teeth, a sore tongue and some muscle pain
after getting your splint. This is only the
muscles and your teeth becoming accustomed to
the splint. These symptoms should subside in a
few days.
5. The best way to learn to
speak with your splint is to start right away
enunciating more dramatically and reading or
singing aloud to practice. It may take a few
days to become accustomed to speaking with it.
Remember, you sound worse to yourself than you
do to others.
6. You should brush after
every meal. Since your teeth and gums are
covered by the splint, your tongue is unable
to remove any food particles and we do not
want you to develop cavities or gum problems.
When you brush your teeth, also take the time
to clean your appliance.
7. Be careful with your
splint. Keep your splint away from dogs!!!
Dogs love to chew on splints. Try not to drop
your splint as it may break. Never wrap your
splint in a paper napkin or tissue and lay it
on the table. Someone may throw it away. Don't
put it in your pocket because you might break
it. Avoid flipping the splint with your tongue
as that can damage your splint.
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Lower Lingual Arch acts as a space maintainer to keep the molars from
drifting forward, and prevent them from blocking the space where
permanent teeth will eventually erupt. This appliance is commonly used
in cases of premature loss of baby tooth or when the lower teeth of a
growing child are slightly crowded and no permanent teeth are extracted
to correct the problem.
