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. 2019 Oct 28;12(21):3535. doi: 10.3390/ma12213535

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