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Dental appliance for playing music: fabrication and acoustic analysis of performance.

BMJ case reports · Hattori M, Sumita Y, Wakabayashi N · 2026-09-21

A clarinettist with lip injury from tooth contact was fitted with custom acrylic lip shields; psychoacoustic testing identified an optimal thickness that resolved the injury while maintaining playing performance, with successful long-term use sustained over 16 years.

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