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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.015
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Biomechanical evaluation of mandibular splinting method for fractures within the dental arch

Darawsheh HM1 , Mellin RV2 , Akulinichev EA1 , Moiseev DA3 , Snezhko OV4 , Kopetskiy IS3 , Vasiliev YuL1
About authors

1 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia

2 Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

3 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (Pirogov University), Moscow, Russia

4 Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Denis A. Moiseev
Ostrovityanova 1, str. 9, Moscow, 117997, Russia; ur.umsr@ad_veesiom

About paper

Author contribution: Darawsheh HM, Mellin RV, Akulinichev EA — research procedure; Darawsheh HM, Mellin RV — data analysis; Darawsheh HM, Mellin RV, Akulinichev EA, Moiseev DA, Snezhko OV — manuscript writing; Kopetskiy IS, Vasiliev YuL, Moiseev DA — manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the ethics committee of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (protocol No. 16–24 dated 20 June 2024).

Received: 2026-03-03 Accepted: 2026-04-13 Published online: 2026-04-23
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