Date of Award

Spring 1963

Document Type

Thesis - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Dentistry

First Advisor

Ryge, Gunnar

Second Advisor

Boucher, Louis J.

Third Advisor

Gehl, Daniel H.

Abstract

A survey of the literature over the past two decades has revealed that the use of intraoral mouth protectors while participating in contact sports has reduced the number of dental and oral injuries. Awareness of the importance of this type of protection by athletic directors, athletic coaches, parents and dentists baa grown rapidly in the past several years. The National lnterscholastic Athletic Association has made mandatory the wearing of a fitted flexible intraoral mouth protector as regulation protective football equipment. The advent of this rule places a large obligation upon the dental profession. The vast number of young men participating in contact sports has made necessary the fitting and maintenance of intraoral mouth protectors on a large scale. Manufacturers and enterprising groups recognizing the new market have been eager to meet its needs. This has resulted in a number of mouth guard materials in the market. Many of these materials are not new but are new for the application to which they are being adapted. Study and research of the application of these materials intraoral protectors has not left a clear picture as to their mechanical and hygienic properties. The purpose of this study is to investigate comparatively these properties and also study directly from the wearers of mouth guards the incidence of injury and acceptability of various types of mouth formed protectors.

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