Michigan / Tanner Splints | Bremadent Dental Laboratory in London
Michigan splints and Tanner splints sit at the heart of modern occlusal therapy, and at Bremadent Dental Laboratory we take them seriously while keeping the process smooth and predictable for your clinical workflow. Both appliances are fully CAD designed and CAM milled in our London laboratory to give your patients accuracy, comfort and long term stability. Nothing is hand trimmed from a puck with guesswork. Every appliance follows a digital design pathway that controls the occlusion, the guidance and the fit before it ever reaches your surgery.
What is a Michigan Splint?
A Michigan splint is a flat plane stabilisation splint typically worn on the upper arch. It provides a smooth, even occlusal surface that helps reduce muscle activity, protect the dentition and encourage healthier joint positioning. It is ideal for bruxism, clenching, TMD symptoms or as protection during restorative work. Because we CAD design every Michigan splint, we can maintain ideal posterior disclusion, even anterior stops and smooth excursive movement. The CAM milling process produces a splint that is dimensionally stable, highly polished and far more predictable than traditional heat cured versions.
What is a Tanner Splint?
A Tanner splint is similar in purpose but includes shallow guidance ramps for controlled occlusal movement and is typically worn on the lower arch. This helps establish better functional pathways and improves stability during lateral and protrusive movements. It is especially useful when you need more influence over the patient’s occlusal guidance for complex cases or rehabilitative dentistry. Our digital workflow means every ramp, plateau and contact is designed intentionally, verified on screen and milled with precision so you receive a splint that behaves exactly as expected in the mouth.
Every occlusal splint we manufacture includes fully 3D printed models so you receive precise, stable working casts that support accurate articulation and predictable occlusal contacts. Each case is mounted on a Denar articulator to verify the fit, excursive pathways and overall occlusal stability before it leaves the laboratory. This ensures that what you see chairside mirrors what we verified on the bench.
We hand finish and hand polish each appliance to remove micro tooling marks, refine edges and ensure patient comfort. Quality control is completed by our senior team, using the same careful checks and consistency that dentists across London, Essex and Hertfordshire have relied on since 1969.
Digital design removes distortion, shrinkage and processing inconsistencies. Denar articulation adds clinical reliability. Hand finishing gives the patient comfort. Combined, these steps help you reduce chairside adjustments and provide your patients with predictable outcomes whether you are managing TMD symptoms, protecting new restorations or planning a full mouth rehabilitation.
What is a Michigan Splint?
A Michigan splint is a flat plane stabilisation splint typically worn on the upper arch. It provides a smooth, even occlusal surface that helps reduce muscle activity, protect the dentition and encourage healthier joint positioning. It is ideal for bruxism, clenching, TMD symptoms or as protection during restorative work. Because we CAD design every Michigan splint, we can maintain ideal posterior disclusion, even anterior stops and smooth excursive movement. The CAM milling process produces a splint that is dimensionally stable, highly polished and far more predictable than traditional heat cured versions.
What is a Tanner Splint?
A Tanner splint is similar in purpose but includes shallow guidance ramps for controlled occlusal movement and is typically worn on the lower arch. This helps establish better functional pathways and improves stability during lateral and protrusive movements. It is especially useful when you need more influence over the patient’s occlusal guidance for complex cases or rehabilitative dentistry. Our digital workflow means every ramp, plateau and contact is designed intentionally, verified on screen and milled with precision so you receive a splint that behaves exactly as expected in the mouth.
Every occlusal splint we manufacture includes fully 3D printed models so you receive precise, stable working casts that support accurate articulation and predictable occlusal contacts. Each case is mounted on a Denar articulator to verify the fit, excursive pathways and overall occlusal stability before it leaves the laboratory. This ensures that what you see chairside mirrors what we verified on the bench.
We hand finish and hand polish each appliance to remove micro tooling marks, refine edges and ensure patient comfort. Quality control is completed by our senior team, using the same careful checks and consistency that dentists across London, Essex and Hertfordshire have relied on since 1969.
Digital design removes distortion, shrinkage and processing inconsistencies. Denar articulation adds clinical reliability. Hand finishing gives the patient comfort. Combined, these steps help you reduce chairside adjustments and provide your patients with predictable outcomes whether you are managing TMD symptoms, protecting new restorations or planning a full mouth rehabilitation.