
Saliva can drain to the back of the mouth irregularly, provoking a gag reflex. Do they have dentures? False teeth? Unusual sensitivity? A tongue piercing (and if so, how long have they had it and have they subjected it to stress before)? Do they have issues with jaw extension or TMJ? Also on the matter of safety, never, no matter what, leave a gagged person alone, even if they have use of their hands. First off, you need to discuss with your gaggee the state of their mouth. It was very interesting and I'd say it was the best-run demo I've seen yet. JAMA.Game_byrdLast night at the BDSM club, they had a demo about gags. Notes: Lorenz Heister (1683-1758): eighteenth century surgeon. The evolution of mouth gags: presentation of a new modificatedĭenhart mouth gag. Thought to be unique, should have produced its counterpart, and a claim to Mott responded, “It is a little amusing that this instrument, When told about the Heister Gag, introduced more than 110 yearsĮarlier, Dr. Used on a young man who had been unable to open his mouth for at least 10 New York City surgeon Valentine Mott (1785-1865) wrote of the instrument he It is also referred to as the Mott-Heister Gag. This gag was introduced in 1718 by the accomplished German surgeon, Lorenz Still used today for procedures and surgeries involving the mouth and throat. Their use for this purpose waned after better anesthetics, oralĪirways and endotracheal tubes came into practice. Sometimes used to keep the mouth and airway open and accessible duringĪnesthesia. Patients under light chloroform or ether anesthesia sometimes clenched their Sometimes causing the airway to the lungs to become obstructed. Opening the mouths of patients who could not do so themselves.ĭuring anesthesia the muscles in the back of the mouth, throat and jaw relax, Originally used for procedures and surgery in the mouth and throat, or for Notes: Mouth gags are devices used to hold the mouth open. “Mott’s Heister’s Oral Speculum for breaking up morbid adhesions & lockjaw. On one side of the joining bar There are scratches throughout and someĬorrosion on the oral handle A tag written by Dr. Opening and closing of the bars The only marking is a number, “19”, stamped Joined to each end of a heavy steel bar which has a threaded hole in theĬenter A screw with an oval handle fits through the hole and controls the The patient’s perspective) have heavy transverse serrations The bars are Instrument The beveled bars taper toward the ends The proximal ends (from Notes: One mouth gag with heavy, symmetrical steel bars joined to form t-shaped Medicine in New York City in the 60’s: “There were giants in thoseĭays.” Med Rec. Case of immobility of the jaw, successfully treated. Clearing the airway-mouth gags, wedges and openers. That indicates the dates should be corrected is discovered. The date range could change if documentation

Written, “Mott’s Heister’s Oral Speculum for breaking up morbid adhesions & Notes: The early year in the date range for the possible year of manufacture isīased on a tag made by a previous owner, Dr.


Notes: Title based on the WLM common name for the object. Subject: Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures – instrumentation. Subject: Airway Management – instrumentation. Subject: Anesthesia, Inhalation – instrumentation. Subject: Anesthesia, Dental – instrumentation. Physical Descript: 1 mouth gag : metal 5.5 x 1.5 x 13 cm. Title: Heister mouth gag, Mott modification. Mott responded, “It is a little amusing that this instrument, thought to be unique, should have produced its counterpart, and a claim to originality at so distant a period.” When told about the Heister Gag, introduced more than 110 years earlier, Dr. In 1829, New York City surgeon Valentine Mott (1785-1865) wrote of the instrument he used on a young man who had been unable to open his mouth for at least 10 years. This gag was introduced in 1718 by the accomplished German surgeon, Lorenz Heister (1683-1758). However, mouth gags are still used today for procedures and surgeries involving the mouth and throat.

Their use for this purpose waned after better anesthetics, oral airways and endotracheal tubes came into practice. For these reasons, mouth gags were sometimes used to keep the mouth and airway open and accessible during anesthesia. Also, patients under light chloroform or ether anesthesia sometimes clenched their mouths closed as a normal reflex. In medicine, they were originally used for procedures and surgery in the mouth and throat, or for opening the mouths of patients who could not do so themselves.ĭuring anesthesia the muscles in the back of the mouth, throat and jaw relax, sometimes causing the airway to the lungs to become obstructed. Mouth gags are devices used to hold the mouth open.
