Prevalence of dental trauma and use of mouthguards in professional handball players.

Lana BergmanSlađana Milardović OrtolanDavor ŽarkovićJoško ViskićDražen JokićKetij Mehulić

Published in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2017)

The incidence of head and orofacial injuries among professional handball players is high. Mouthguards prevented severe dental injuries such as tooth fracture and avulsion, but their use was still limited.

Keyphrases

risk factors
oral health
early onset
optic nerve
trauma patients
high school
hip fracture