The prevalence of dental injuries in rugby players and their attitude to mouthguards.

Prevalence of dental trauma and mouthguard awareness among weekend warrior soccer players

“…Mouthguards are particularly useful for preventing dental/ facial injuries. Use of mouthguards in contact sports may reduce the incidence of dental injuries by up to 90% (6,20). One study found that mouthguard use decreased the rates of dental injuries and referral to dentists in men's basketball teams (21).…”

“…The main causes of traumatic dental injuries are falls and collisions with people or objects, which are very common in contact sports (2)(3)(4)(5). Participation in sports, especially contact sports, greatly increases the risk of traumatic dental injury (6,7).…”

Orofacial injuries and the use of mouthguards by the 1984 Great Britain Rugby League touring team.

“…Up to 25 years ago there was very little consideration given to the protection of the mouth, the jaws and teeth. Since the early 1960's, studies particularly in the United States of America have shown the advantages of protection provided when wearing mouthguards with up to a 90 per cent reduction in dental injuries when using a properly fitted mouthguard (Davies et al, 1977;Hughston, 1980). The cost effectiveness of these devices is very great as dental injuries can be very costly.…”

“…The qualities provided by the mouthguard are dental protection, especially of the upper anterior teeth, soft tissue protection around the mouth, a reduction in the risk of fracture of the mandible, and a reduction in the concussion force from a blow to the mandible (Clegg, 1969;Upson, 1982;Davies et al, 1977). Of the 28 players interviewed, only 7 (25%) wore mouthguards, the commonest reason for not using a mouthguard being difficulty with breathing, a finding in common with other similar surveys (Davies et al, 1977). In view of the fact that 17 (60.7%) had sustained oral injuriesdental and jaw injuries, intra-oral and circumoral lacerations, in the past, it was a surprising response to find that only 2 (7.2%) stated that mouthguards should be compulsory when playing Rugby League football.…”

Spor Li̇sesi̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇ni̇n, Beden Eği̇ti̇mi̇ Öğretmenleri̇ni̇n Ve Di̇ş Heki̇mleri̇ni̇n Ağiz Koruyucular Hakkindaki̇ Düşünceleri̇

“…Ağız koruyucu kullanımının, dental yaralanmalar üzerinde koruyucu rolü bilinmektedir. Yakın temas sporlarında ağız koruyucu kullanımının dental yaralanma insidansını %90 oranında azalttığı bildirilmiştir 30,31 . Ancak, bu apareylerin kullanımı, sadece zorunlu olan spor dalları ile sınırlı kalmaktadır 9 .…”