Implementation of a custom-made mouthguard in a professional basketball team

** Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, jgabriel@fe.up.pt,4200-465 Porto, Portugal *** Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, danielgcmferreira@gmail.com, 2829-511, Lisboa, Portugal. **** Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto, mvasconcelos@fmd.up.pt@fmd.up.pt, R. Dr.Manuel Pereira da Silva; Porto ;Portugal. ______________________________________________________________________ Abstract

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