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. 2009 Sep;1(5):411–415. doi: 10.1177/1941738109341441

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Typical example of protective athletic mouthguard worn by a football player for the entire season. Note the rough and jagged edges, which are close to the pterygoid plexus of veins in the mouth that could facilitate direct access into the vascular system.