title: Pressure-laminated athletic mouth guards: a step-by-step process.
abstract: Of the variety of mouth guards available to the conscientious athlete for protection of oral structures, the pressure-laminated appliance provides the best fit and most protection. The pressure-lamination technique, however, is not widely known among dentists. This article contains a step-by-step description of making pressure-laminated athletic mouth guards.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D004869:Equipment Safety; D003765:Models, Dental; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D011312:Pressure; D019876:Sports Equipment; D014618:Vacuum; D014753:Vinyl Compounds
chemical_list: D014753:Vinyl Compounds