Development of a Protective Device to Prevent Damage to an Endotracheal Tube Caused by the Eruption of Deciduous Teeth.

Researchers developed a custom protective device for a young child requiring long-term breathing tube support, after newly erupting primary teeth damaged the tube's inflation line when existing protective options proved unsuitable.

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