2014
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12223
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Prevalence of dental trauma and use of mouthguards in rugby union players

Abstract: Background: There is a high prevalence of orofacial trauma in rugby union players. Mouthguards reduce complications following dental injuries, should dental injuries occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oral trauma and the significance of mouthguard use in adult amateur rugby union players in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to players in rugby union clubs. It questioned players about their mouthguard use and orofacial trauma experience; the type… Show more

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“…The questionnaire was similar to the one used by Ilia et al 17 in their study about the prevalence of dental trauma and use of mouthguards in rugby players, but it was modified by adding and deducting questions for the purposes of this study. The final questionnaire contained 17 questions divided into three parts.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The questionnaire was similar to the one used by Ilia et al 17 in their study about the prevalence of dental trauma and use of mouthguards in rugby players, but it was modified by adding and deducting questions for the purposes of this study. The final questionnaire contained 17 questions divided into three parts.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…permet de mettre en évidence que 12 à 50 % des sportifs ont déjà subi une lésion oro-faciale liée à la pratique du sport [7,8,[16][17][18][19][20][21]. Cependant, il existe une grande variabilité de la fréquence de survenue des lésions oro-faciales en fonction de nombreux paramètres liés à la personne pratiquant l'activité et à l'activité pratiquée (Tab.…”
Section: Fréquence De Survenue Des Lésions Oro-faciales Au Cours Des unclassified
“…La fréquence des lésions oro-faciales est plus éle-vée au cours des compétitions du fait d'un engagement physique plus important et augmente avec le niveau de la compétition [21]. En ce qui concerne plus particulièrement les lésions dentaires, environ un tiers d'entre elles survient au cours d'une activité sportive [7,8,16,17,22], majoritairement dans le cadre de la compétition [1] (80% des lésions dentaires). Les traumatismes dentaires sont 1,5 fois plus fréquents chez les hommes que chez les femmes [8] et surviennent plus fréquem-ment au cours des 30 premières années de vie [7].…”
Section: Fréquence De Survenue Des Lésions Oro-faciales Au Cours Des unclassified
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