## 3 Results  
The total of 30 splints were evaluated in 10 participants. None of the volunteers withdraw from the study. The time needed for the splint fixation was the shortest for the power chain (4.82 min) and it was significantly shorter than time needed for application of the wire-composite splint (WCS) (6.52 min). As for the removal, the power chain method also needed the shortest time to remove the material (3.50 min) and the WCS needed the longest time (5.04 min). Working time for all methods' application and removal is given in Table 1.  
According to the participants, the power chain splint was significantly more esthetic compared to the other two materials (Table 2). However, based on the results from the questionnaire, all splints can be considered as esthetic ones. When asked about the sensitiveness of splinted teeth, which was defined in the questionnaire as pain during chewing and at rest or any other sensitivity to stimuli, the volunteers pointed to only slight discomfort of the splinted teeth in every method used (Table 3). None of the materials tested severely irritated the surrounding soft tissues. The greatest irritation was marked for the TTS. However, regarding this parameter, there were no statistical differences between the three splints (Table 4). \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline
**Split** & **Application** & **Removal** \\ \hline Wire Composite Splint & 6.52 \(\pm\) 1.08 min a & 5.04 \(\pm\) 1.79 min \\ Power Chain Splint & 4.82 \(\pm\) 1.27 min a & 3.50 \(\pm\) 1.09 min \\ Titanium Trauma Splint & 5.43 \(\pm\) 0.86 min & 4.18 \(\pm\) 1.23 min \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} a  
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Table 1: Working time for splint application and removal. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Split** & **Day 1** & **Day 2** & **Day 3** & **Day 4** & **Mean** \\ \hline Wire Composite Splint a & 3.20 \(\pm\) 1.75 & 3.20 \(\pm\) 1.75 & 3.20 \(\pm\) 1.75 & 3.20 \(\pm\) 1.75 & 3.20 \(\pm\) 1.75 \\ Power Chain Splint a,b & 1.10 \(\pm\) 0.74 & 1.20 \(\pm\) 0.79 & 1.20 \(\pm\) 0.79 & 1.20 \(\pm\) 0.79 & 1.18 \(\pm\) 0.76 \\ Titanium Trauma Splint b & 3.30 \(\pm\) 1.57 & 3.30 \(\pm\) 1.57 & 3.30 \(\pm\) 1.57 & 3.30 \(\pm\) 1.57 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} a  
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Table 2: Etshetic of the splints. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline \hline
**Split** & **Day 1** & **Day 2** & **Day 3** & **Day 4** & **Mean** \\ \hline Wire Composite Splint & 2.80 \(\pm\) 1.62 & 2.20 \(\pm\) 1.23 & 1.80 \(\pm\) 1.23 & 1.60 \(\pm\) 0.97 & 2.10 \(\pm\) 1.20 \\ Power Chain Splint & 1.20 \(\pm\) 1.14 & 1.10 \(\pm\) 0.88 & 0.90 \(\pm\) 0.57 & 0.90 \(\pm\) 0.57 & 1.03 \(\pm\) 0.71 \\ Titanium Trauma Splint & 2.30 \(\pm\) 1.34 & 1.90 \(\pm\) 0.99 & 1.80 \(\pm\) 1.03 & 1.70 \(\pm\) 0.82 & 1.93 \(\pm\) 1.01 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: Sensitivity of splinted teeth. The VAS results for parameters \"impairment of speech and eating\" were similar for all methods. Speaking and eating were impaired by the splint slightly. The highest VAS values were marked on the first day and they diminished with each passing day (Table 5). The participants did not find it more difficult to maintain oral hygiene while wearing splints. The mean VAS values were very similar in all three kinds of materials (WCS = 2.18, PCS = 2.53, TTS = 2.10) and there were no statistical differences between them. Moreover, the results of API and SBI measurements reveal that the volunteers were able to maintain very good oral hygiene (Tables 6-8). According to the respondents, neither the application nor the removal of the splints was painful. The Periotest values (PTV) for central and lateral incisors are shown in diagrams (Figures 4-7) and the splint effects in Tables 9 and 10. 1. Central incisors  
Horizontal PTV  
The decreased lateral tooth mobility was significantly marked for the WCS (\(p=0.037\)) and the TTS (\(p=0.009\)). There were no significant changes of tooth mobility reduction between the three splints.