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We thank Mr Everatt for his letter criticizing our article. His concerns relate to our description of anterior bite plane type splints in general and to the use of the SCi splint in particular.
It was not the purpose of the article to criticize or promote any particular splint. Similarly, it was not the purpose of our article to describe in detail features of any particular splint. We recognize that the SCi product range includes a wider variety of splints than the type mentioned in the article. We are grateful to Mr Everatt for highlighting that, although SCi splints are relatively small, there have been few if any cases of SCi type splints having been swallowed or inhaled.
The purpose of the article was to describe different types of splints (classifying them by the way they made contact with opposing teeth) and to examine the evidence relating to their effectiveness in managing bruxing and TMD.
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