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- Title
Custom-made mouthguards protect football players.
- Authors
R, Jagger
- Abstract
DesignA group randomised controlled trial (RCT) was conducted.InterventionAustralian-rules football teams were randomly assigned to the test group (MG, custom-made mouthguards) or control group (usual mouthguard behaviour).Outcome measureThe number of head or orofacial (H/O) injuries per 1000 person–hours of playing was recorded.ResultsTwenty-three Australian rules football teams were recruited of which 11 were randomised to the control group (n=111) and 12 to the test group (n=190). The majority of players, including those in the control group, wore mouthguards during games; fewer wore them every training session. Overall rate of H/O injuries was 2.7 per 1000 exposure–h, and was higher during games than training. When data were adjusted for division of play and age group there was evidence of a significant (P=0.04) protective effect of MG over control during games and training combined. The adjusted H/O injury incidence rate ratio was 0.56.ConclusionsCustom-made mouthguards provided a significant protective effect relative to usual mouthguard use during games.Evidence-Based Dentistry (2006) 7, 44–44. doi:10.1038/sj.ebd.6400405
- Publication
Evidence-Based Dentistry, 2006, Vol 7, Issue 2, p44
- ISSN
1462-0049
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ebd.6400405