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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"mouthguards"”.
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Utilization of the vacuum form machine: Custom mouthguards versus esthetic bleaching trays
… utilized vacuum form machines, 42.5% recommended mouthguards, 60.2% recommended home bleaching trays, 37.6% provided patient information on mouthguards, 37.1% provided patient information on home bleaching trays, 16.5% inquired on patient questionnaires about mouthguard protection during contact …
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The Effect of Wearing Mouthguards on VO2, Ventilation, and Perceived Exertion at Two Different Exercise Intensities
<strong><em>Objective:</strong></em> To assess the effects of wearing a protective mouthguard during exercise on ventilation and oxygen consumption. <br><strong><em>Design and Setting:</strong></em> All participants performed a graded maximal exercise test on a cycle ergometer to determine peak …
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Development of a Test Method for Evaluating the Ability of Headgear to Reduce Head Kinematics During Rugby Head Impacts
… can reduce concussion risk. Instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) provide researchers with valuable insights into head impact exposure and have been validated for accurate data collection. With the help of these mouthguards, researchers can better understand the head kinematics that occur during …
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Optimal Head Impact Signal Processing and the Description and Perception of Head Impact Exposure in Female Adolescent Ice Hockey Players
… has begun to converge on using instrumented mouthguards to monitor head impact exposure in various sports. These devices offer six-degree-of-freedom head kinematic measurements and direct coupling to the measurement point of interest, the skull, by connecting to the upper dentition. However, …
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CAD Automation and Workflow Development for Novel Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prosthesis
… group to fabricate custom-fit, suction-activated mouthguards as a more comfortable and less intrusive alternative for OSA treatment. The mouthguard prostheses are being tested in an MIT study, with preparation to be tested in a VA clinical trial, where scalability and precision of manufacturing …
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Study of mouthguard design for endurance and air-flow enhancement
… out to investigate the performance of the mouthguards, in term of stress distribution and air flow path by improving the pressure difference between the ambient (outside) and the oral cavity pressure (inside). A preliminary design has been study to simulate its total deformation and stress, …
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Effects of Occlusal Splints and Occlusal Equilibration on Skeletal Muscles in TMJ Patients
… the performance of skeletal muscles, and that mouthguards or orthopedic repositioning splints used to alter mandibular position are nothing more than expensive placebos. These critics state that there is no scientific evidence to support claims of increased athletic performance. This study …
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Sex-Specific Head Impact Exposure in Rugby: Measurement Considerations and Relationships to Clinical Outcomes
… from collegiate rugby players using instrumented mouthguards. Rugby involves high energy, frequent head impacts, does not require protective headgear, and is played the same for both men and women. The females in our study sustained fewer impacts per session than the males, but their impacts had …