Mousavi-Shalmaei Seyed Mohamad Amin, Hosseinnia Marjan, Mohtasham-Amiri Zahra, Rad Enayatollah Homaie, Khodadadi-Hassankiadeh Naema
Rasht, Iran Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences.
Baltimore, USA School of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences, Notre Dame of Maryland University.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2023 May 20;22(3):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s12663-023-01934-3.
The use of helmets has been reported to reduce the incidence and severity of head injuries in motorcyclists. However, there remains a significant gap in knowledge regarding the effectiveness of helmets, especially in preventing jaw and tooth injuries.
In this retrospective analytical study record, all traffic accidents that occurred continuously from 2017 to 2019 in which the motorcyclists were on at least one side of the collision based on inclusion criteria. Data from injury variables in medical records were merged with data related to helmet use in the trauma registration system in Excel software. Then, the final analysis was performed with STATA software version 14 at a significance level of < 0.05.
In total, 1807 people participated in the study, and 160 (9.37) people used helmets. The incidence rate of jaw and tooth injuries was 86 (5.04%). Logistic regression implied that the odds ratio for helmet use was 0.7, which considering the value of 0.419, shows no significant relationship between wearing helmets and jaw and tooth injuries.
Helmets alone cannot prevent jaw and tooth injuries, and designers should design helmets that protect the head and the jaw and tooth. In prevention programs and campaigns for motorcyclists, every age, gender, job, grade group and marital status are target groups.
据报道，佩戴头盔可降低摩托车骑行者头部受伤的发生率和严重程度。然而，在头盔的有效性方面，尤其是在预防颌面部和牙齿损伤方面，仍存在重大知识空白。
在这项回顾性分析研究记录中，纳入了2017年至2019年期间连续发生的所有交通事故，其中摩托车骑行者至少在碰撞的一侧。将病历中损伤变量的数据与创伤登记系统中与头盔使用相关的数据在Excel软件中合并。然后，使用STATA软件版本14进行最终分析，显著性水平为<0.05。
共有1807人参与研究，其中160人（9.37%）佩戴头盔。颌面部和牙齿损伤的发生率为86人（5.04%）。逻辑回归表明，使用头盔的优势比为0.7，考虑到值为0.419，表明佩戴头盔与颌面部和牙齿损伤之间无显著关系。
仅靠头盔无法预防颌面部和牙齿损伤，设计者应设计能保护头部以及颌面部和牙齿的头盔。在针对摩托车骑行者的预防计划和宣传活动中，各个年龄、性别、职业、年级组和婚姻状况的人群都是目标群体。
