Bazina Ana Maria, Peričić Tina Poklepović, Galić Ivan, Mihanović Frane, Kovačević Neven, Galić Tea
Study of Dental Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
Department of Prosthodontics, Study of Dental Medicine, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
Dent Traumatol. 2020 Aug;36(4):382-389. doi: 10.1111/edt.12551. Epub 2020 Mar 4.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: With the growing popularity of water polo across the world, there has been rising awareness of the risks for orofacial injures in water polo. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitudes of water polo coaches regarding dental trauma, dental emergency procedures and awareness about prevention of such injuries.
A specific questionnaire comprising 25 questions regarding knowledge, experiences, and behaviors following dental trauma was distributed to 62 water polo coaches during the license renewal seminar held by the Croatian Water Polo Federation, in February 2018 in Split, Croatia. Chi-square with Yates correction when necessary, and Fisher's exact tests were used in statistical analysis, and the results were considered statistically significant when P < .05.
There were 51 water polo coaches who participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 19 to 60 years. Most of the coaches (90.2%) have seen a dental injury in their players during their coaching careers. Concerning the procedure with handling an avulsed tooth, there were 68.6% coaches who would maintain the avulsed tooth in a handkerchief or gauze along with four coaches (7.8%) who would rinse the avulsed tooth under water and wrap it in a handkerchief or gauze afterward. Only one participant (2%) would maintain the avulsed tooth in saline solution before its replantation. None of the coaches would use milk for maintaining the avulsed tooth. Only seven coaches (13.7%) have previously had education about sports-related dental injuries, dental emergency procedures, and prevention of such injuries.
The results of this study demonstrated poor level of knowledge of water polo coaches about dental injuries and dental emergency procedures. Their knowledge and attitudes could be improved by educational programs on dental injuries and dental emergency procedures, as well as sports-related dental injuries management.
背景/目的：随着水球运动在全球日益普及，人们对水球运动中口腔颌面部损伤风险的认识不断提高。本研究的目的是评估水球教练对牙外伤、牙科急救程序以及此类损伤预防的认识和态度。
2018年2月在克罗地亚斯普利特举行的克罗地亚水球联合会执照更新研讨会上，向62名水球教练发放了一份包含25个关于牙外伤后的知识、经验和行为问题的特定问卷。必要时采用耶茨校正卡方检验和费舍尔精确检验进行统计分析，当P <.05时，结果被认为具有统计学意义。
有51名水球教练参与了本研究。他们的年龄在19岁至60岁之间。大多数教练（90.2%）在其执教生涯中都曾见过球员发生牙外伤。关于处理脱落牙齿的程序，有68.6%的教练会将脱落的牙齿放在手帕或纱布中，还有4名教练（7.8%）会在水下冲洗脱落的牙齿，然后用手帕或纱布包裹。只有一名参与者（2%）会在重新植入前将脱落的牙齿保存在盐溶液中。没有教练会使用牛奶保存脱落的牙齿。只有7名教练（13.7%）之前接受过关于运动相关牙外伤、牙科急救程序以及此类损伤预防的教育。
本研究结果表明，水球教练对牙外伤和牙科急救程序的了解程度较低。通过开展关于牙外伤和牙科急救程序以及运动相关牙外伤管理的教育项目，可以提高他们的知识和态度。
