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Bill - 22 Apr 2009 17:13 GMT

Jim Du Molin ran a survey of his online dentist readers regarding the
use of the NTI.

I was surprised by the results. Apparently a large number of dentists
don't really know how to use the NTI, and don't know how to interpret
changes in the symptoms and occlusal contacts of patients using the
NTI.

http://www.thewealthydentist.com/SurveyResults/112-NTI-Splint.htm

or shorter url:

http://tinyurl.com/ar72lx

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Amatus Cremona - 23 Apr 2009 01:46 GMT

Survey of only 174 dentists. And, probably only those who subscribed to
that particular chat group. Not a very reasonable study.

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Dartos - 23 Apr 2009 14:02 GMT

> Survey of only 174 dentists. And, probably only those who subscribed to
> that particular chat group. Not a very reasonable study.

From a statistical point of view, you are correct.

However I had a patient last week who spent a few hundred dollars
on an NTI some months ago, and happened to say, "I can't wear it".

I had her bring it in on the next appt. It was an original stock
NTI fitted with thermoplastic material. She had a significant
overbite, and the untrimmed device propped her mouth open too
wide and was much larger under her lip than needed.

I made a new one that was much smaller and had a "step" in the
discluding element to allow her to get her lips together. So
far, so good.

I think the device sounds so simple that dentists will start making
them without even 1 hour of class time.

I have equated the success of using an NTI to shooting fish in a barrel,
but even for that you have to know how to safely handle, load, and
fire the weapon <G>.

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Amatus Cremona - 24 Apr 2009 17:27 GMT

You also have to fire the gun "INTO" the barrel.

>> Survey of only 174 dentists. And, probably only those who subscribed to
>> that particular chat group. Not a very reasonable study.
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New B. - 25 Apr 2009 05:25 GMT

Well, not exactly.

It's the concussion that stuns or kills the fish in said barrel.

The bullet doesn't actually have to penetrate a fish in order
achieve the desired result.

Just like a depth charge doesn't actually have to hit a sub
to cause damage.

Liquids are not "compressible", especially water.
Hence 'hydraulics' and 'hydrodynamics'.

Fluid dynamics is another matter entirely, since gases
can be considered 'fluids'. Steam is a prime example.

This delves into the realms of the engineer. physicist, and
mathematician...

My favorite example of fluid dynamics is a sailboat.
It moves through two fluids at the same time.
One is used for propulsion and one is used for direction.

That is the simplest of terms for the lubber.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with NTI construction.

My question is: "Who is this dweeb who dares to educate SMD about the
nti-tss with a sample of 167(#?)

>You also have to fire the gun "INTO" the barrel.

>> I have equated the success of using an NTI to shooting fish in a barrel,
>> but even for that you have to know how to safely handle, load, and
>> fire the weapon <G>.
>>
>> D

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