TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - An improved mouthguard material
JO  - Australian dental journal
A1  - Westerman, Bill
A1  - Stringfellow, Peter M.
A1  - Eccleston, John A.
SP  - 189
EP  - 191
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - A modified mouthguard material which reduces transmitted forces is described. Tests showed that the inclusion of air cells in a 4 mm thick polyvinyl-acetate-polyethylene (EVA) copolymer reduced the effects of impacts of less than 10 kN when compared with a material of the same EVA composition and thickness. The EVA copolymer with air-inclusions is suitable for the construction of stock mouth-formed and vacuum-formed mouthguards. The improved elastic properties of the modified mouthguard material reduced transmitted forces by 32 per cent when compared with traditional EVA mouthguard polymers of the same thickness.
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SN  - 0045-0421
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -