Faculté d'Odontologie, Université de Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Data Management and Statistic Unit, MPI Department Methodology, CHRU-Nancy, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Dent Traumatol. 2021 Oct;37(5):710-716. doi: 10.1111/edt.12688. Epub 2021 May 28.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Contact sports such as handball may lead to orofacial injuries that can often be prevented by the use of a properly fitted mouthguard. Several studies have investigated orofacial injuries during contact sports in different countries, but there is a lack of data that is specific for French handball players. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of orofacial injuries and the proportion of handball players using a mouthguard in Eastern France.
Data were collected from handball players aged over 15 years old from five handball clubs in the Lorraine Region (Eastern France). A questionnaire containing 26 questions about the general characteristics of participants, orofacial injury experiences, emergency procedures following tooth avulsion, and use of mouthguards was self-administered.
Two hundred and sixty-three handball players, of which 76.8% (202) were males, aged 23 ± 8 years on average, with a mean playing experience of 11 ± 6 years, participated in the study. Among them, 24.7% (65) reported at least one orofacial injury. A total of 237 orofacial injuries was declared. The main types of orofacial injuries including lip, cheek and tongue injuries were reported by 18.6% of handball players (49); dental injuries were reported by 9.9% (26) and injuries to the temporomandibular joint were reported by 4.9% (13). Most participants knew about mouthguards (97.3%, 254) and considered them efficient for preventing dental injuries in handball (95.3%, 242/254), but only 3.0% (8) used them.
The prevalence of orofacial injuries among French handball players was high while mouthguards were very rarely used. Information should be provided to handball teams regarding mouthguard use and the management of dental injuries.
背景/目的：手球等接触性运动可能导致口腔面部受伤，而使用合适的护齿器通常可以预防这些伤害。已经有几项研究调查了不同国家接触性运动中的口腔面部受伤情况，但缺乏针对法国手球运动员的具体数据。因此，本研究的目的是确定法国东部手球运动员口腔面部受伤的发生率以及使用护齿器的比例。
数据来自法国东部洛林地区（法国东部）的五个手球俱乐部的 15 岁以上手球运动员。一份包含 26 个问题的问卷，内容涉及参与者的一般特征、口腔面部受伤经历、牙齿脱位后的急救程序以及护齿器的使用情况，由参与者自行填写。
共有 263 名手球运动员参加了研究，其中 76.8%（202 名）为男性，平均年龄 23±8 岁，平均运动经验为 11±6 年。其中，24.7%（65 名）报告至少有一处口腔面部受伤。共报告了 237 处口腔面部损伤。报告的主要口腔面部损伤类型包括唇、颊和舌损伤，占手球运动员的 18.6%（49 人）；牙损伤占 9.9%（26 人），颞下颌关节损伤占 4.9%（13 人）。大多数参与者了解护齿器（97.3%，254 人），并认为它们在手球中预防牙损伤有效（95.3%，242/254），但只有 3.0%（8 人）使用它们。
法国手球运动员口腔面部受伤的发生率很高，而护齿器的使用却非常少。应该向手球队提供有关护齿器使用和牙损伤管理的信息。
