Essig splint

Es·sig splint

(es'ig), a stainless steel wire passed labially and lingually around a segment of the dental arch and held in position by individual ligature wires around the contact areas of the teeth; used to stabilize fractured or repositioned teeth and the involved alveolar bone.

Es·sig splint

(esig splint) Stainless steel wire passed labially and lingually around segment of dental arch and held in position by individual ligature wires around contact areas of teeth; used to stabilize fractured or repositioned teeth and involved alveolar bone.