TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Use of a modified occlusal bite guard to treat self-induced traumatic macroglossia (two case reports)
JO  - Ulusal travma dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES
A1  - Yalçin, S.
A1  - Aybar, B.
A1  - Ertekin, C.
A1  - Güloğlu, R.
SP  - 70
EP  - 73
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of a bite guard to avoid continued tongue trauma and edema. DESIGN: Two case reports. INTERVENTIONS: Bite raiser. CONCLUSION: Muscle relaxation and a bite guard were used in a 16 years old male and 22 years old female with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1300-6738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -