Early Use of a Mechanical Stretching Device to Improve Mandibular Mobility After Composite Resection: A Pilot Study Erik G. Cohen, MD, Daniel G. Deschler, MD, Kathleen Walsh, CRNP, Richard E. Hayden, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 86, Issue 7, Pages 1416-1419 (July 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.035 Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Therabite unit showing upper and lower dental trays and scale used to measure maximal interincisor opening. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 1416-1419DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.035) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Dental trays are inserted between the upper and lower teeth. (B) By using patient-controlled, manual pressure, the device is opened to a preset maximal opening. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 86, 1416-1419DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2004.10.035) Copyright © 2005 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions