{"id":454,"date":"2024-11-07T19:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dentalisilla.com\/discharge-ferrule\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:09:43","slug":"discharge-ferrule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dentalisilla.com\/en\/usual-treatments\/discharge-ferrule\/","title":{"rendered":"Discharge ferrule"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"454\" class=\"elementor elementor-454 elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dfd713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dfd713\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cf47f\" data-id=\"d1cf47f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7ec67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa7ec67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discharge ferrule<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2130db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2130db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is bruxism?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee34761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee34761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bruxism is a disorder in which teeth are ground or clenched during the day (daytime bruxism), at night (nocturnal bruxism) or both. During the day we may be aware of the moments when we clench our teeth, but at night this grinding is done in deep phases of sleep. It is also very common to see this habit in children who still have milk teeth.<\/p><p>Nocturnal bruxism is considered a sleep-related movement disorder. People who clench or grind their teeth while sleeping are more likely to suffer from other sleep disorders, such as snoring or pauses in breathing (sleep apnea).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57afc38 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57afc38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f9d395\" data-id=\"1f9d395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe5471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fe5471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs and symptoms of bruxism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4251a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4251a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Grinding or clenching your teeth, with a sound that may be loud enough to wake the person sleeping with you.<\/li><li>Flattened teeth, and with frequent fractures.<\/li><li>Worn, irregular or serrated dental enamel.<\/li><li>Increased tooth sensitivity.<\/li><li>Tired or stiff jaw muscles after sleep.<\/li><li>Locked jaw that does not open and close properly.<\/li><li>Very recurrent cervical pain.<\/li><li>Pain in any area or generalized pain when chewing.<\/li><li>Ear pain.<\/li><li>Headache that begins in the temples.<\/li><li>Bites on the inside of the cheek.<\/li><li>Sleep disturbance, light sleep or feeling of little rest.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b98fc97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b98fc97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b886ef4\" data-id=\"b886ef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The objective of the unloading splint is to vary the position in which the mandible fits against our upper jaw, thus deceiving our masticatory apparatus, and making the splint slide our mandible until it coincides with the maximum position of articular relaxation.<\/p><p><\/p><p>In order to manufacture it, we only need to take measurements, in which we obtain a mold of the upper jaw teeth, a lower mold and a record of the patient&#8217;s bite.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>It takes a short period of time to get used to sleeping with the splint, and once we get into the habit of using it at night, we will begin to notice an improvement in our night&#8217;s rest.<\/p><p><\/p><p>In posterior teeth (premolars and molars), it may be convenient to protect the crown of the tooth (the visible part, which protrudes from the gum) with metal-porcelain caps, for greater durability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5172da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5172da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e3799\" data-id=\"25e3799\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcf64a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fcf64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Bruxism is a disorder in which teeth are ground or clenched during the day (daytime bruxism), at night (nocturnal bruxism) or both. During the day we may be aware of the moments when we clench our teeth, but at night this grinding is done in deep phases of sleep. 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