Prevention of Sports Related Dental Injuries-The Mouthguard Volume 5 - Issue 5

Payal Dash¹*, Gunjan Kumar¹ , Samikshya Jena¹, Priyanka Brahma¹ , Bikash Ranjan Bindhani² , Jayeshmit Patnaik³

• ¹Department Of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
• ²Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, India
• ³Critical Care Medicine,Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences,KIIT Deemed to be University, India

Received: January 13, 2022   Published: January 25, 2022

Corresponding author: Payal Dash, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT Deemed-to-be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI: 10.32474/OSMOAJ.2022.05.000221

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Abstract

Dental trauma caused due to sporting accidents can be time-consuming and expensive ,depending on the severity of the trauma. The athletic mouth guard also referred to as a gum shield or mouth protector, is defined by the American Society for the Testing of Materials (currently known as ASTM international) as a “resilient device or appliance placed inside the mouth to merely reduce oral injuries, particularly to teeth and surrounding structures.The fitting of a mouthguard is best accomplished under the personal supervision of a dentist.The physical properties of mouthguards that have been described include shock-absorbing capability, hardness, stiffness, tear strength, tensile strength and the resistance of a material to deflect by water absorption.The bimaxillary mouthguard is a concept in the effective prevention of orofacial and sports related concussion injuries.It is recommended in contact sports especially by those who are at ultimate risk of sustaining such extensive injuries.The recommended age to start wearing a mouthguard is at about 16 years .The bimaxillary mouthguard costs about twice the price of a standard custom mouthguard, hence proper care should be taken for it to last two to three years and is perfect for orthodontic patients undergoing fixed appliance therapy.

Keywords: Sports; Dentistry; Injuries; Mouthguard; Dental Trauma

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