The invention comprises a device as a dental shield for use during intubationto protect teeth, comprising a pluralityof tooth segments, each segment having a male connector and a female connectorlocated on opposite sides for the purpose ofattaching each segment to an adjacent segment, and each segment formed from arigid material defining a tooth-shaped channelcontaining a deformable material bound to the tooth surface such that a numberof tooth segments are assemblable into the dentalshield device.
