Properties of athletic mouth protectors and materials.
The properties of a variety of mouth protectors and sheet materials used to fabricate custom mouth protectors were determined in order to recommend limits for a specification. Hardness, water sorption, water solubility, impact absorption, and tear strength were measured, and limits for these properties were suggested.
Stess transmitted through mouth protectors.
Brittle lacquer coatings on maxillary models were used to evaluate the effectiveness of mouth protectors in protecting the teeth from strain as a result of impact blows. Among the mouth protectors found to be most effective are the mouth-formed ones.
Developmental disability.
As defined in A.R.S. §36-551, a strongly demonstrated potential that a child under six (6) years of age has a developmental disability or will become a child with a developmental disability, as determined by a test performed pursuant to section 36-694 or by other appropriate tests, or a severe, chronic disability that: a. Is attributable to cognitive disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism; b. Is manifested before age eighteen (18); c. Is likely to continue indefinitely; d. Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity: