Prevalence of orofacial trauma and the attitude towards mouthguard use in handball players: A survey in Lorraine, France.

Fiche publication

Date publication

mai 2021

Journal

Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr NGUYEN-THI Phi Linh

Tous les auteurs :
Hacquin M, Nguyen-Thi PL, Yasukawa K, Baudet A

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34047017

Résumé

Contact sports such as handball may lead to orofacial injuries that can often be prevented by the use of a properly fitted mouthguard. Several studies have investigated orofacial injuries during contact sports in different countries, but there is a lack of data that is specific for French handball players. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of orofacial injuries and the proportion of handball players using a mouthguard in Eastern France.