Survey on the occurrence of dental trauma and preventive strategies among Brazilian professional soccer players
J. appl. oral sci
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18(6): 572-576, Nov.-Dec. 2010. tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aims of this study were to verify the occurrence of dental injuries in professional Brazilian soccer players, the level of knowledge of the teams' medical departments about mouthguards, and the conducts adopted in cases of dental trauma during the match. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Closed questionnaires were sent to the physicians in charge of the medical departments of the 40 teams enrolled in the first and second divisions of the Brazilian professional soccer league in 2007. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive analysis to determine absolute and relative frequencies of answers for each one of the questions.RESULTS:
Physicians from 38 (95 percent) of the 40 teams in the first and second divisions answered the questionnaires and 71.1 percent reported the occurrence of some type of dental injury during soccer practice, dental fractures (74.1 percent) and avulsions (59.3 percent) being the most prevalent ones. Regarding emergency conducts, approximately 50 percent answered that a successful replantation could be obtained in periods from 6 to 24 h after injury, and 27.8 percent were not able to answer this question. Regarding mouthguard use, 48.6 percent of the physicians did not know about mouthguards, and only 21.6 percent usually recommended their use by the soccer players. Among the physicians who do not recommend the use of mouthguards, 50 percent justified that it was not necessary. Almost 50 percent of the medical departments do not have a dentist as part of the health professional staff.CONCLUSIONS:
It was possible to conclude that dental injuries are common during professional soccer practice and that there is a lack of information in the medical departments related to the emergency conducts and prevention of dental trauma.
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Main subject:
Soccer
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Tooth Injuries
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Mouth Protectors
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
J. appl. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Pelotas/BR
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