Custom sports mouthguard modified for orthodontic patients and children in the transitional dentition.
Young athletes with ever-changing transitional dentitions and those wearing fixed orthodontic appliances can benefit from custom-formed protective mouthguards. Modifications of the traditional vacuum-forming method are useful to fabricate mouthguards for such patients and extend the useful life of these devices. The purpose of this case report is to document fabrication of custom-formed protective mouthguards for a 10-year-old boy wearing fixed orthodontic appliances and a 9-year-old girl with a fixed palatal expander in place.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Dental School), Texas, USA. willipus@tradenet.net
Theodore P
TP
Croll
Cosmo R
CR
Castaldi
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*