EVA mouthguards: How thick should they be?

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-27

  Westerman, Bill ^a   Stringfellow, Peter M ^a   Eccleston, John A ^a  

^a University of Queensland ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

EVA; Mouthguards; Thickness; Transmitted forces

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FORCE; MOUTHGUARD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; THICKNESS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH PROTECTORS; POLYVINYLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036486870     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2002.180103.x     Document Type: Article

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