Naslov
Prevalence and prevention of dental injuries in young taekwondo athletes

Autori
Goršeta, Kristina ; Vidović, Dina ; Škrinjarić, Tomislav ; Glavina, Domagoj ; Škrinjarić, Ilija

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Association of Dental Traumatology / Andersson, Lars - Istanbul : International Association of Dental Traumatology, 2014, 203-203

Skup
18th World Congress on Dental Traumatology

Mjesto i datum
Istanbul, Turska, 19.06.2014. - 21.06.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
dental trauma ; prevention

Sažetak
Purpose: Taekwondo players are at a high risk of sustaining dental injury and the awareness and use of mouthguards are important for trauma prevention. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental and facial injuries among young athletes and the level of awareness regarding injury prevention and first aid after tooth avulsion. Material and Methods: This study comprised 484 taekwondo players taking part in the survey [271 male (56%) and 213 female (44%)] aged between 8 and 28 years. The mean age of athletes was 15(±3.7) years. Collected data were evaluated according to gender, age groups (younger cadets 8- 11 years ; cadets 12-14 years ; juniors 15-17 years ; seniors 18-28 years), and how many years are they actively engage in taekwondo (<3 years ; >3 years). Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used for the comparisons between the groups. Results: Of 484 athletes, 300 subjects (62%) had sustained at least one serious injury and 103 subjects (21%) had sustained an orofacial injury, while 193 athletes (40%) had observed another player sustaining a dental injury. One or more dental injuries experienced 98 (20%) athletes. Dental injury with jaw fracture was recorded in 5 (1%) subjects. Higher number of orofacial injuries was observed in males (24%) than in females (18%). The athletes in senior group (age over 18 years) showed a higher number of tooth injuries (42%) than in other younger groups. The number of injuries increased with age and with years of engagement in sport (p<0.05). Mouthguard wearing was recorded in 465 athletes (96%), but only 5.3% were custom-made mouthguards. Most of them (96%) consider that mouthguards are useful for injury prevention in taekwondo. Awareness of possibility of replanting avulsed tooth was recorded in 211 (44%) of athletes, and only 80 of them (16%) were informed about tooth rescue boxes. Conclusions: The obtained results show that general injuries frequently occur in taekwondo in all age groups but most frequently in senior group. Dental injuries in senior group were significantly higher than in younger age groups of athletes. This survey highlights that dentist could play important role in the education of athletes advocating wearing of custom-made mouthguards.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Dentalna medicina

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