@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of usability properties of custom-made and standard self-adapted mouthguards",
journal="Dental traumatology",
year="2013",
author="Gawlak, Dominika and Mierzwińska-Nastalska, Elżbieta and Mańka-Malara, Katarzyna and Kamiński, Tomasz",
volume="30",
number="4",
pages="306-311",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Sports-related injuries, such as those typically incurred during bicycle racing, playing football [soccer], basketball, handball, hockey, and while skiing, represent a common problem in dental practice. The use of mouthguards helps prevent such injuries.   OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate clinical usability of custom mouthguards made of various polymers with the use of various techniques versus that of the 'boil-and-bite' mouthguards available on the market.   MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five types of custom-made and three types of 'boil-and-bite' mouthguards, represented by 168 devices in total, were evaluated in terms of usability with the use of a questionnaire.   RESULTS: The usability of custom mouthguards, especially the ones molded from Corflex, was rated much higher than that of self-adapted mouthguards. Thus, it is the custom mouthguards that should be suggested to and fitted in patients prone to orofacial injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1600-4469",
doi="10.1111/edt.12085",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/edt.12085"
}