Custom sports mouthguard modified for orthodontic patients and children in the transitional dentition.

نویسندگان

  • Theodore P Croll
  • Cosmo R Castaldi
چکیده

Young athletes with ever-changing transitional dentitions and those wearing fixed orthodontic appliances can benefit from custom-formed protective mouthguards. Modifications of the traditional vacuum-forming method are useful to fabricate mouthguards for such patients and extend the useful life of these devices. The purpose of this case report is to document fabrication of custom-formed protective mouthguards for a 10-year-old boy wearing fixed orthodontic appliances and a 9-year-old girl with a fixed palatal expander in place.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Pediatric dentistry

دوره 26 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004