Influence of intra-oral maxillary sports mouthguards on the airflow dynamics of oral breathing

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 284-290

  Amis, Terence ^a   Di Somma, Emily ^b   Bacha, Feyrous ^b   Wheatley, John ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Oral resistance; Pressure flow relationships; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAW; MALE; MAXILLA; MOUTH BREATHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPORT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0033968989     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200002000-00006     Document Type: Article

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