A preliminary study of patient comfort associated with customised mouthguards

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 186-189

  McClelland, C ^a   Kinirons, M ^a   Geary, L ^a  

^a Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design faults; Jaws; Mouthguards; Safety; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAW MUSCLE; LIP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TONGUE;

EID: 0033017937     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.3.186     Document Type: Article

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