An occlusal guard for preventing and treating self-inflicted tongue trauma in a comatose patient: A clinical report

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 421-424

  Kiat amnuay, Sudarat ^a   Koh, Sheila H ^a   Powner, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL BRANCH AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BITE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; COMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH PROTECTOR; TONGUE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BITES, HUMAN; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH PROTECTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TONGUE;

EID: 44349189132     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(08)60102-X     Document Type: Article

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