Abstract PurposePrevention of orofacial injuries is one of the biggest pre?occupations in sports dentistry. The custom?fitted mouthguard is considered the best choice for fit and protection when compared to over?the?counter commercial mouthguards. However, cost and time prohibit their mass production. It is therefore imperative to have an over?the?counter true mouth?formed mouthguard with comparable properties. The present in vitro experimental study was carried out to compare the shock absorption ability of EVA laminate mouthguards with self?adapting polyolefin material mouthguards in three different anterior teeth alignments. Materials and methodsFinite element analysis (FEA) was performed to simulate the stress distribution due to impact on the respective mouthguards. Cu…
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