Commissure Burn Splints: Literature Review and Prefabrication Technique Using a Visible Light-Cured Resin

Abstract

Commissure burn splints reduce or eliminate the need for reconstructive surgery after injury to the perioral tissues. The literature describes the injury, immediate care, and splint treatment modalities. A technique to construct a prefabricated commissure burn splint from visible light cure resin and orthodontic wire is presented. Passive or dynamic retraction may be obtained by varying the tension of circumcranial orthodontic headgear or adjusting Velcro placed on a Velfoam strap.