A dental splint for use during peroral endoscopy.
Damage to teeth is a well known complication of peroral endoscopy. A case is described in which potentially fatal complications of such damage occurred. This spurred on the development of a dental splint as an aid in the prevention of such damage. This splint is described, and evidence for the beneficial results of its use is presented.
D000368:Aged; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D013165:Splints; D018677:Tooth Injuries