Effect of mouthguards on the transmission of force across the human jaw

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 313-319

  Lim, David ^a   Robinovitch, Stephen ^a   Goodman, David ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boil and bite; Concussion; Free vibration; Mouthguard; Spring damper

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FORCE; HEAD; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOUTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MOUTH PROTECTORS; NECK; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 25444518240     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000180019.22018.3c     Document Type: Article

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