Do American football players in Turkey protect themselves from dental or orofacial trauma?

Abstract

Results revealed that 67 of 78 Turkish-American football players were aware of MG, while 46 of 78 players also demonstrated its use. It should be concluded that from the moment a youngster starts practising football, he should be encouraged to wear an MG to get used to the sensation and, would automatically consider it as a part of the game. A great responsibility lies on dentists, to inform their patients about the importance of wearing MG and the consequences, if it is not worn.

The use of mouthguards and prevalence of dento‐alveolar trauma among athletes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Regarding the type of trauma, coronal fractures presented a higher frequency, followed by tooth avulsion . In contrast, five articles did not categorize the type of trauma suffered by athletes . Regarding the type of mouthguard used, six studies present this information, with the boil and bite type being used by the majority …”

“…In contrast, five articles did not categorize the type of trauma suffered by athletes . Regarding the type of mouthguard used, six studies present this information, with the boil and bite type being used by the majority …”

“…Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria used to select the participants, the studies of Caglar et al, Frontera et al, Caglar et al, and Lieger et al used only male individuals and they did not justify the reasons for this choice and were therefore classified as low risk. Another low‐risk problem found in the samples from the studies by Lieger et al and Çetinbas et al was that sports athletes of different natures were evaluated concomitantly.…”

“…It was observed that the prevalence of dental trauma within the included studies varied between 7.1% and 71.5% among athletes. Although this percentage varied significantly, 10 studies indicated that the prevalence of trauma was less than 40%, depending on the type of sport practiced . Another relevant factor to these prevalences is that the use of mouthguards is not a current habit among sports practitioners such as soccer, basketball, or volleyball …”

Orofacial and dental injuries of snowboarders in Turkey

“…Today it is well known that participating in sport activities also places children and adolescents at risk for dental or orofacial trauma (9)(10)(11)(12). At this point, dental trauma in sports differs form other sources, as it is possible to reduce or prevent and reduce the dental and orofacial trauma by education and the use of protection devices such as helmets, face guards and mouthguards (13,14).…”