Effectiveness and fabrication of mouthguards

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 556-564

  Maeda, Yoshinobu ^a   Kumamoto, David ^b   Yagi, Kazutomo ^a   Ikebe, Kazunori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DENTAL CARE; DIVING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; HUMAN; MOUTH PROTECTOR; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; TOOTH INJURY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DIVING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MOUTH PROTECTORS; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; PLASTICS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 70449623015     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2009.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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