A one-appointment mouthstick appliance.
Quadriplegics rely on mouthstick appliances to perform a variety of tasks to establish more self-sufficiency. Present techniques to fabricate a quality mouthstick applicance requires professional expertise, time, and laboratory expense. A technique for providing an inexpensive, durable mouthstick appliance in one appointment is described.
Duncan
J D
JD
School of Dentistry, University of Mississippi, Jackson.
Puckett
A D
AD
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices