title: Mouthguard: a new technique for the partially edentulous patient.
abstract: Over the last decades, several articles have corroborated the need of using mouthguards in sports activities, manufactured with ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as their main material. There are different mouthguards techniques used by dentists worldwide to prevent injuries. A technique has been developed to help athletes, especially the partially edentulous patients, who were not getting the proper protection. The mouthguard technique consists in making EVA fillings to improve the adjustment and esthetics of mouthguard used by athletes. It is the authors' conviction that the technique may prevent injuries in sports activities without impairing the athletes' safety and esthetics.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ivan Onone
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Gialain
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthetics and Traumatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Reinaldo Brito
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: E Dias
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthetics and Traumatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Neide Pena
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Coto
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: mouthguard; removable partial denture; shock absorption; sports dentistry