title: Athletic mouth guards--one town's approach.
abstract: A program to produce inexpensive, custom mouth guards for high school basketball players was implemented by teams of dentists who took impressions, fabricated and then delivered the mouth guards. This community service involved three hours of donated time; the player or school was charged $7.50 for materials per mouth guard. The potential reduction of dental related injuries is immeasurable, and it is hoped that other cities will adopt a similar program.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D010865:Pilot Projects