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Mouthguard use and TMJ injury prevention with different occlusions: A three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Alexandre Luiz Souto BorgesAmanda Maria de Oliveira Dal PivaMarco Antônio BottinoCornelis Johannes KleverlaanJan Harm Koolstra
Published in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2020)
This biomechanical analysis of the effects of using a mouthguard exhibited considerably decreased stresses on the mandibular condyle and articular disk, regardless of the occlusion type.
Keyphrases
  • finite element analysis
  • cone beam computed tomography