{"id":8256,"date":"2026-06-02T01:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8256"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","slug":"occlusal-splint-michigan-splint","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/?product=occlusal-splint-michigan-splint","title":{"rendered":"Occlusal Splint (Michigan Splint)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Mirza Dental Laboratory specializes in fabricating high-quality <strong>Occlusal Splints<\/strong> \u2014 also known as <strong>Michigan Splints<\/strong> or <strong>Stabilization Splints<\/strong> \u2014 a premium therapeutic dental appliance used for managing <strong>TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) disorders, severe bruxism, and occlusal instability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Unlike a basic night guard, an occlusal splint is a precisely designed hard acrylic appliance that covers all teeth and is carefully adjusted on an articulator to create <strong>ideal occlusal contacts<\/strong> \u2014 allowing the jaw muscles and TMJ to fully relax and heal over time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Occlusal splints are widely prescribed by dentists and oral medicine specialists as a first-line treatment for patients suffering from <strong>jaw pain, clicking joints, muscle tension, headaches, and excessive tooth wear.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Materials Used:<\/strong> Hard heat-cured acrylic resin (PMMA), articulating paper for occlusal adjustment, semi-adjustable articulator for precise bite fabrication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>How It&#8217;s Made:<\/strong> After receiving impressions and bite records from your dentist, we mount the models on a semi-adjustable articulator, fabricate the full-coverage hard acrylic splint, and carefully grind in <strong>even occlusal contacts with anterior guidance<\/strong>. The splint is then polished to a smooth finish and delivered for chairside fine-tuning by the dentist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Key Features:<\/strong> \u2714 Full-coverage hard acrylic for maximum protection \u2714 Precisely articulated occlusal contacts for jaw muscle relaxation \u2714 Ideal for TMJ disorders &amp; severe bruxism treatment \u2714 Reduces jaw pain, headaches &amp; muscle tension \u2714 Anterior guidance built in for correct jaw movement \u2714 Highly durable &amp; long-lasting \u2714 Custom-fabricated based on individual impressions &amp; bite records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A precision-fabricated hard acrylic occlusal splint designed to treat TMJ disorders, bruxism, and bite problems \u2014 providing jaw muscle relaxation and long-term occlusal stability at Mirza Dental Laboratory.<\/p>\n[njwa_button id=\"8387\"]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[102],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8256","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-occlusal-splint","first","instock","featured","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/8256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=8256"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=8256"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev-wordpress.velcodes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=8256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}