Characterization of mouthguard materials: Physical and mechanical properties of commercialized products

Dental Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 771-780

  Gould, Trenton E ^a   Piland, Scott G ^a   Shin, Junghwan ^b   Hoyle, Charles E ^b   Nazarenko, Sergei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental materials; Ethylene vinyl acetate; Impact testing; Material characterization; Mouthguard materials; Shock absorption

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURES; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION; MATERIAL HARDNESS; MOUTHGUARD MATERIALS; ORAL TEMPERATURES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHOCK ABSORPTION; T-TESTS; TEAR STRENGTHS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; ETHYLENE; HARDNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPACT TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESINS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; SHOCK TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

ETHYLENEVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; RESIN; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL CARE; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUTH PROTECTOR; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOUTH PROTECTORS; POLYVINYLS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 67349286998     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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