Does hard insertion and space improve shock absorption ability of mouthguard?

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-82

  Takeda, Tomotaka ^a   Ishigami, Keiichi ^a   Handa, Jun ^a   Naitoh, Kaoru ^a   Kurokawa, Katsuhide ^a   Shibusawa, Mami ^a   Nakajima, Kazunori ^a   Kawamura, Shintaro ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hard insertion and space; Injury; Mouthguard; Shock absorption

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ETHYLENEVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE POLYVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYETHYLENE-POLYVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; STEEL;

ACCELERATION; AIR; ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACCELERATION; ACRYLIC RESINS; AIR; BASEBALL; DENTAL MODELS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARDNESS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH PROTECTORS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYLS; PRESSURE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33644815855     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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