title: Warning devices for prevention of dental injury during laryngoscopy. Preliminary report.
abstract: The prototypes of two novel warning devices for protection against dental trauma during direct laryngoscopy are described. Either can be attached to a standard laryngoscope blade (e.g., Macintosh). The basic design is that of a switch that is closed by pressure on the maxillary incisors by the laryngoscope blade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, and McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. hoamh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011312:Pressure; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*