While working on several related new product development projects, I began to progress my long-held ideas about the need to re-engineer traditional mouth prop designs.
Dental mouth props have proved an extremely useful tool for maintaining access to the mouth and pharynx during diagnostic and surgical procedures. They are used as a spacer between the upper and lower teeth; and they help keep the teeth apart when the clinician needs greater access to the oral cavity or when the patient experiences oro-muscular fatigue.
However, there are a number of clinical and technical problems associated with their use. Most dental mouth props used in practice today are based on designs dating back as far as 1940. And so,, by ignoring the possibilities offered by modern materials, they might involve a number of outdated features, such as crevices, hinges and chains that make them extremely difficult to clean effectively.
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