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- Title
Sports dentistry: Need of the hour.
- Authors
Choudhary, Anupma
- Abstract
Dental trauma in sports is the major linking channel between sports and dentistry. Sports dentistry is the prevention of oral/facial athletic injuries and related oral diseases and manifestations. In children, sports activities were found to be responsible for 13% of overall oral trauma. There is a relationship between sports and dentistry, and there is the importance of educating parents, teachers, and children in the prevention of injuries related to the sports. The sports or team dentist assists athletes in the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of oral injuries. The most significant aspect in preventing sports-related orofacial injuries is wearing basic protective devices such as properly fitting helmets, face masks, and/or mouth guards. Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports. Many athletes are not aware of the health implications of a traumatic injury to the mouth or of the potential for incurring severe head and orofacial injuries while playing. The dentist can play an imperative role in informing athletes, coaches, and patients about the importance of preventing orofacial injuries in sports. The aim of this poster is to increase professional awareness and interest for orientation toward sports dentistry.
- Subjects
SPORTS participation; FACIAL injuries; SPORTS injuries; MOUTH protectors; DENTISTRY; ORAL diseases; ORAL manifestations of general diseases; DENTAL students; CLEFT palate children
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2024, Vol 42, pS143
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_59_24