Incidence of mouthguard use in several contact sports

Vol. 12 – Number 45 – 2020 CLINICAL DENTISTRY NOTEBOOK Original article Page 118-122 Incidence of mouthguard use in several contact sports Victor Paes Dias Gonçalves¹ Hugo Leonardo Matias Nahmias² Marcus Menezes Alves Azevedo³ Abstract Among contact sports, the practice of martial arts offers a greater risk of causing dental trauma and fractures as contact with the face is more frequent. The primary objective of the research is to evaluate the incidence of mouthguard use, and the secondary objective is to verify which type has a greater predominance and the difficulties in its use correlating to the type of mouthguard used. A documentary study was carried out with 273 athletes of different contact sports, among them: MMA, Boxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwondo of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was concluded that the most commonly used mouthguard is PB Boils and Bites – Type II and its level of approval is poor, interfering with the athletes’ performance, mainly in relation to the breathing factor. Descriptors: Sports, tooth injuries, trauma in athletes. ¹ Esp. in Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology – SLMANDIC. Member – ABROE. ² Graduating from the Dentistry course – UNIFLU. ³ Me. In Dental Prosthesis – SLMANDIC, Prof. Polyclinic and Integrated Dental Clinic Course of Dentistry – UNIFLU.