Sports-related Orofacial Injuries in Children: Awareness and Experience among Sports Coaches in Delhi Region of India
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Dental injuries which occur during sports activities differ from other dental injuries, as it is possible to easily prevent, and there is also an option to diminish the frequency levels by the utilization of mouthguards that protect all "dental and periodontal structures."8 Sports coaches who are incorporated in teaching active sports to children in schools or outside the school usually come across such injuries.Postponement in immediate treatment or inappropriate treatment due to lack of knowledge may lead to the futile outcome of the treated injured teeth.In the absence of parents, sports coaches take responsibility to manage the grievances occurring in playgrounds.3 Mouthguards play a significant role in preventing dental injuries.Mouthguards were first introduced by Woolf Krause, a IntroductIon "The word 'sport' is derived from a combination of words meaning to carry away from work."For all age groups, a physically active lifestyle is necessary.1 " Some of the major reasons for participation in sports and physical activity are pleasure, relaxation, competition, socialization, and enhancement of overall well-being and fitness." 2 Children can have numerous physical and social benefits by taking part in sports activities.Dynamic interest in sports by youngsters has added to an expansion in sports-related injuries.3 "According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's policy on Prevention of sports-related orofacial injuries, sports mishaps account for 10-39% of all dental injuries in children." 4 It is bothersome that the majority of such injuries happen during active participation in various sports activities.5 Some observational studies have also suggested that traumatic dental injuries have an adverse impact on oral health-related quality of life in children and adolescents.3 Unluckily, children participating in different games are at an elevated risk of getting injury to the orofacial hard and soft tissues.Rate of occurrence of sports-related oral injury varies comprehensively on the game played, level of competition, the participant's age, and sex.6 Dental injury among physical game participants regularly includes the upper front teeth, which may chip, break or slacken, or get avulsed.This damage might be disheartening for the youngster in this way, further influencing their appearance, discourse, and capability to consume food.
Language: English
Topic: Dental Trauma and Treatments
Subfield: General Dentistry
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4313396273