Gawlak Dominika, Mierzwińska-Nastalska Elżbieta, Mańka-Malara Katarzyna, Kamiński Tomasz
Department of Dental Prosthodontics, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Dent Traumatol. 2014 Aug;30(4):306-11. doi: 10.1111/edt.12085. Epub 2013 Nov 21.
Sports-related injuries, such as those typically incurred during bicycle racing, playing football, basketball, handball, hockey, and while skiing, represent a common problem in dental practice. The use of mouthguards helps prevent such injuries.
The objective of this study is to evaluate clinical usability of custom mouthguards made of various polymers with the use of various techniques versus that of the 'boil-and-bite' mouthguards available on the market.
Five types of custom-made and three types of 'boil-and-bite' mouthguards, represented by 168 devices in total, were evaluated in terms of usability with the use of a questionnaire.
The usability of custom mouthguards, especially the ones molded from Corflex, was rated much higher than that of self-adapted mouthguards. Thus, it is the custom mouthguards that should be suggested to and fitted in patients prone to orofacial injuries.
与运动相关的损伤,如在自行车比赛、踢足球、打篮球、手球、曲棍球以及滑雪时通常会发生的损伤,是牙科实践中常见的问题。使用口腔防护器有助于预防此类损伤。
本研究的目的是评估采用各种技术制作的由不同聚合物制成的定制口腔防护器与市场上现有的“煮沸咬合式”口腔防护器相比的临床可用性。
通过问卷调查对总共168个装置所代表的五种定制型和三种“煮沸咬合式”口腔防护器的可用性进行评估。
定制口腔防护器,尤其是由Corflex材料模制而成的防护器,其可用性评分远高于自适应口腔防护器。因此,对于容易发生口腔面部损伤的患者,应建议并为其安装定制口腔防护器。