RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Towards the development of a standard test procedure for mouthguard assessment
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 31
OP 35
DO 10.1136/bjsm.31.1.31
VO 31
IS 1
A1 A Greasley
A1 B Karet
YR 1997
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/31/1/31.abstract
AB A simulated upper jaw, made from a rubber arch containing replaceable ceramic teeth and a renewable composite jawbone, offers promise in assessing the performance of custom made mouthguard designs. Impact tests, involving precise assessment of jaw and tooth fractures caused by projectiles of various energies and profiles, simulate conditions that approximate to common clinical observation. Such conditions offer the most sensitive indices for assessing both improved mouthguard designs and product quality and reliability. Damage caused by the dissipation of the impact energy may be transferred within this simulated oral cavity by minor changes to the impact conditions.