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Project Mouthguard.

The increasing incidence of injuries is a major health problem in the United States. Many of these injuries are orofacial trauma that result from sports activities. The dental profession can play an important role in preventing many of these injuries. Working together with athletic trainers, coaches, parents and teachers, dental health professionals can help develop effective sports dentistry programs in schools and colleges. Project Mouthguard is an example of such a coordinated approach to this health problem. By providing custom mouthguards to the state's high school athletes and promoting awareness among all Illinois youth of the benefits of wearing mouth protection during sports activities, this program hopes to significantly reduce the number of orofacial injuries in the state.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Oral protection for equestrians.

Facial injuries are common among those who ride horses. However, the use of custom-made mouth guards is not promoted by those in the equestrian industry.

Accidental Falls↗
PubMed1993

Singapore dentists' knowledge, advocacy and utilisation of mouthguards.

A questionnaire was distributed to Singapore Registered Dental Practitioners, seeking demographic details, knowledge of mouthguards in preventing dental injury during contact sport, current attitudes to advice and provision to at-risk patients. 636 questionnaires were posted and 226 valid replies were received. Most dentists believed that mouthguards reduced the prevalence of dental injury in contact sports. Undergraduate education was the primary source of dentists' knowledge. Seventy-four per cent of respondents actively recommended mouthguards, but only 26 per cent made one or more in 1992. Only 3 dentists made more than 10. Twenty-eight per cent were comfortable with their knowledge in this area, and 76 per cent would be willing to assist a public awareness campaign.

Athletic Injuries↗
PubMed1993

Mouthguards: an easy-to-fabricate element of practice preventive programmes.

Mouthguards reduce the prevalence of dental injuries in contact sports. All types are effective, but those which are closely adapted to the teeth are the best retained, most comfortable, and therefore best accepted by sports people. Closely fitting mouthguards can be directly adapted in the mouth or laboratory-made on a stone model of the dental arch. The mouth-formed types can be fitted without professional supervision, but the procedure is often more successful if undertaken or supervised by a dental professional. The mouth forming procedure is quick and involves little material cost compared to the laboratory-made type. These savings can be passed on to patients in the form of lower fees which should encourage the widespread acceptance of mouthguards as a cost-effective preventive measure. Professionally fitted laboratory-made mouthguards are particularly suitable for high risk activities such as boxing, where more specialised protection such as a bimaxillary guard is indicated.

Athletic Injuries↗