Post-graduation Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2010 Dec;18(6):572-6. doi: 10.1590/s1678-77572010000600007.
The aims of this study were to verify the occurrence of dental injuries in professional Brazilian soccer players, the level of knowledge of the teams' medical departments about mouthguards, and the conducts adopted in cases of dental trauma during the match.
Closed questionnaires were sent to the physicians in charge of the medical departments of the 40 teams enrolled in the first and second divisions of the Brazilian professional soccer league in 2007. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive analysis to determine absolute and relative frequencies of answers for each one of the questions.
Physicians from 38 (95%) of the 40 teams in the first and second divisions answered the questionnaires and 71.1% reported the occurrence of some type of dental injury during soccer practice, dental fractures (74.1%) and avulsions (59.3%) being the most prevalent ones. Regarding emergency conducts, approximately 50% answered that a successful replantation could be obtained in periods from 6 to 24 h after injury, and 27.8% were not able to answer this question. Regarding mouthguard use, 48.6% of the physicians did not know about mouthguards, and only 21.6% usually recommended their use by the soccer players. Among the physicians who do not recommend the use of mouthguards, 50% justified that it was not necessary. Almost 50% of the medical departments do not have a dentist as part of the health professional staff.
It was possible to conclude that dental injuries are common during professional soccer practice and that there is a lack of information in the medical departments related to the emergency conducts and prevention of dental trauma.
本研究旨在验证巴西职业足球运动员中发生牙齿损伤的情况、各队医疗部门对口内防护用具的了解程度，以及在比赛中发生牙外伤时所采取的措施。
向 2007 年巴西职业足球甲级和乙级联赛的 40 支参赛球队的主治医生发放了封闭式调查问卷。对所获得的数据进行描述性分析，以确定每个问题的答案的绝对和相对频率。
来自甲级和乙级联赛的 40 支球队中的 38 支（95%）球队的医生回答了问卷，71.1%的人报告在足球训练中发生了某种类型的牙齿损伤，其中牙齿骨折（74.1%）和牙齿脱出（59.3%）最为常见。在急救措施方面，约有 50%的人回答说，受伤后 6-24 小时内可成功进行再植，27.8%的人无法回答这个问题。关于使用口内防护用具，48.6%的医生不知道口内防护用具，只有 21.6%的医生通常建议运动员使用。在不建议使用口内防护用具的医生中，有 50%的人认为没有必要。近 50%的医疗部门没有牙医作为其卫生专业人员的一部分。
可以得出结论，牙齿损伤在职业足球训练中很常见，而且医疗部门对口内防护用具的急救措施和预防牙外伤的相关信息了解不足。
