Blignaut J B, Carstens I L, Lombard C J
Br J Sports Med. 1987 Jun;21(2):5-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.21.2.5.
Previous studies have shown a higher prevalence of head and neck injuries in non-wearers when compared with wearers of mouthguards. The purpose of the present study was to compare the pattern of injuries to those of past studies and also to investigate whether the injuries sustained differed significantly between wearers and non-wearers. A sample of 321 university students participating on 555 player occasions was studied in a cross-sectional survey. No statistically significant differences (p greater than 0.05) were found between wearers and non-wearers of mouthguards with respect to head and neck injuries in general and to oral injuries in particular. We conclude that injuries sustained at rugby in this study were not associated with the use or non-use of mouthguards.
以往的研究表明，与佩戴护齿器的人相比，不佩戴者头颈部受伤的发生率更高。本研究的目的是将损伤模式与以往研究进行比较，并调查佩戴者和不佩戴者所受损伤是否存在显著差异。在一项横断面调查中，对参与555次运动员活动的321名大学生样本进行了研究。在总体头颈部损伤尤其是口腔损伤方面，护齿器佩戴者和不佩戴者之间未发现统计学上的显著差异（p大于0.05）。我们得出结论，本研究中在橄榄球运动中所受损伤与护齿器的使用与否无关。
