Bolhuis J H, Leurs J M, Flögel G E
Department of Maxillo-Facial Prosthetics, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Br J Sports Med. 1987 Dec;21(4):174-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.21.4.174.
In many respects international sportsmen are trendsetters for the behaviour of recreational sportsmen. For this reason the attitude of international hockey players towards mouth protectors was studied. The possession and use of mouth protectors vary markedly between different countries. The incidence of dental-facial traumas among international field hockey players is high; 54% had sustained injuries necessitating a visit to a physician and/or a dentist. Of these victims 20% sustained serious dental damage at least once (women 16% and men 22%). Only 20% of the international players wear a mouth protector consistently during training and matches. Women use the apparatus almost twice as much as men. The main argument in rejecting a mouth protector is that it is not felt to be necessary.
在许多方面,国际运动员是业余运动员行为的引领者。出于这个原因,对国际曲棍球运动员使用口腔保护器的态度进行了研究。不同国家在口腔保护器的持有和使用方面存在显著差异。国际曲棍球运动员中牙面部创伤的发生率很高;54%的运动员受过伤,需要就医和/或看牙医。在这些受害者中,20%至少有一次遭受了严重的牙齿损伤(女性为16%,男性为22%)。只有20%的国际运动员在训练和比赛中始终佩戴口腔保护器。女性使用该器具的频率几乎是男性的两倍。拒绝使用口腔保护器的主要理由是觉得没有必要。