Comfort H/S Bite Splints
The Next Generation of Occlusal Therapy

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1.	Key to delivering effective bite splints:
	a.		a hard material on the outside increases longevity and aids in excursive movement
	b.		a soft inner layer aids in fit and comfort, and prolongs usefulness
	c.		with a soft/hard material, little or no adjustment is necessary to seat the splint
	d.		all of the above
2.	It is estimated that:
	a.		there are 500 to 1000 bite splints waiting to be made in every dental office
	b.		one-third of the population either brux or clench their teeth, resulting in tooth damage
	c.		80% of TMD cases are muscular in nature and respond well to bite splint therapy
	d.		all of the above
3.	Most bruxism occurs:
	a.		while driving
	b.		during moments of stress
	c.		at night during sleep
	d.		immediately after dental treatment
4.	Typically, clenchers:
	a.		accentuate and deepen centric occlusion
	b.		tend to have steep canine rise, incisal guidance, posterior tooth cusp tips
	c.		have bulging, strongly developed masseter and temporalis muscles
	d.		all of the above
5.	Use of a bite registration material:
	a.		is absolutely necessary to fabricate a bite splint
	b.		can be used to take an open, or construction, bite
	c.		is not required with polyether impression materials
	d.		none of the above
6.	The first step to great fitting splints:
	a.		is to use polysulfide impression materials
	b.		is to pour your own models
	c.		is taking accurate impressions
	d.		is a closed bite registration
7.	An open, or construction, bite:
	a.		is commonly required for all restorative cases
	b.		requires the patient to bite down into maximum intercuspation
	c.		gives the lab the patient's actual interarch relationship when opened to a predetermined vertical opening
	d.		all of the above
8.	For splints using hard/soft technology:
	a.		you should require no adjustment to seat
	b.		you should expect just a minor adjustment to the bite
	c.		they should not be placed in mouthwash containing alcohol
	d.		all of the above
9.	As patients wear their teeth down:
	a.		it can lead to tooth destruction
	b.		a dentist can do more than merely "watch"
	c.		if left untreated, a bruxer may have unsightly and mutilated dentition by the age of 40
	d.		all of the above
10.	Most bruxers have:
	a.		a group function occlusion
	b.		highly worn teeth
	c.		a relatively flat plane of occlusion
	d.		all of the above