Chapman P J
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Queensland Dental School, Brisbane, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 1990 Sep;24(3):156-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.24.3.156.
This is the first such study of British rugby and the third yet published, the other two involving the 1984 Australian Wallabies and the 1987 United States Eagles. The report shows that while all 30 players believed mouthguards provided local protection, nine did not wear a mouthguard. Only one of the 21 who wore a mouthguard was willing to play without it, while eight mouthguard wearers felt mouthguards should be compulsory for adult rugby players. Twelve players had previously sustained an orofacial injury playing rugby which required treatment, only one of whom was wearing a mouthguard at the time. The full results are presented and compared with those of the previous two reports.
这是关于英国橄榄球的首个此类研究，也是已发表的第三个此类研究，另外两项研究分别涉及1984年的澳大利亚袋鼠队和1987年的美国老鹰队。该报告显示，虽然所有30名球员都认为护齿能提供局部保护，但有9人未佩戴护齿。在佩戴护齿的21人中，只有1人愿意不戴护齿参赛，而8名佩戴护齿的球员认为成年橄榄球运动员应强制佩戴护齿。12名球员此前在打橄榄球时曾遭受口腔面部损伤并需要治疗，其中当时只有1人佩戴了护齿。完整结果已列出，并与前两份报告的结果进行了比较。
