Prevalence of mouthguard use by athletes of the main soccer clubs of Rio de Janeiro state
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-5509201800010033Keywords:
Prevalence, Mouth Protectors, Tooth Injuries, SoccerAbstract
Contact sports have increasingly competitiveness and, therefore, there is na increase in the number of injuries in general. Orofacial injuries are within of this increase, mainly buccal and dental trauma. The mouthguard is an apparatus that reduces and/or prevents such facial injuries. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence and the importance of using the mouthguard in professional athletes of the top soccer clubs of Rio de Janeiro State. The sample consisted of 57 professional soccer players between 18 and 36 years. The evaluation was made through individual questionnaire for each athlete. The results showed that 82.4 % of subjects showed oral lesions. In addition, 94.7 % said they had knowledge of mouthguards and 76.7 % deem their use necessary, but only 12.2 % said having some mouth guard. In conclusion, despite the knowledge of the importance of using oral protection, soccer players still do not use such protection apparatus.
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