Table 5.
Nylon mesh mouthguard measurements: Average values of maximum amplitudes (mean of 5 measurements per mouthguard and angle) of the pivoted tooth (reflection foil) deflection obtained during measurements with energy blows from 20–90 degree pendulum elongation angles.
| Pendulum Elongation Angle | Pivoted Tooth Deflection (µm) During Pendulum Strikes of 10 Mouthguard Samples (n = 10) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20° | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 40° | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 60° | 28.9 | 29.6 | 5.4 | 17.2 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 1.0 | 24.9 | 4.3 |
| 75° | 44.8 | 69.7 | 52.7 | 56.1 | 60.1 | 63.8 | 50.1 | 11.5 | 69.5 | 40.6 |
| 90° | 58.3 | 82.6 | 55.8 | 74.8 | 63.0 | 74.3 | 77.3 | 36.1 | 83.0 | 60.0 |