Influence of pre-laminated material on shock absorption ability in specially designed mouthguard with hard insert and space

Journal of Prosthodontic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 214-220

  Handa, Jun ^a   Takeda, Tomotaka ^a   Kurokawa, Katsuhide ^a   Ozawa, Takamitsu ^a   Nakajima, Kazunori ^a   Ishigami, Keiichi ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hard insertion; Injury; Mouthguard; Shock absorption space; Tooth fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054028209     PISSN: 18831958     EISSN: 22124632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpor.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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