Prevention of Sports Related Orofacial Injuries- A Review on Dental Perspective

Pranoti P. Kausadikar; Sonali G. Kadam; Easwaran Ramaswami; Vijayalaxmi Nimma; Bhavana K. Murjani; Sandesh D. Suryawanshi; Reshma Saju

Pranoti P. Kausadikar Post-graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sonali G. Kadam Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Easwaran Ramaswami Associate Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vijayalaxmi Nimma Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Bhavana K. Murjani Post-graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sandesh D. Suryawanshi Post-graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Reshma Saju Post-graduate student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental and College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Keywords: Mouth-guards, Prevention of oro-facial trauma, Sports dentistry.

Abstract

The field of sports dentistry mainly deals with the prevention and management of sports-related to maxillofacial trauma. There are many potential challenges to the oral health of athletes including exercise-induced trauma, dental decay due to specialized diet, lack of awareness, oral dehydration and lack of prioritization for dental care. However, there is good evidence that some oral diseases are preventable by simple interventions with good efficacy. Hence dentists today must respond to these patient's specialized needs, providing them with the quality of care that they deserve. In this review article, we discuss the various preventive aspects of sports-related injuries and the impeccable role of dentist in preventing and managing the sport-related oro-facial injuries.