Chapman P J, Nasser B P
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Queensland Dental School, Brisbane, Australia.
Br J Sports Med. 1993 Sep;27(3):197-9. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.27.3.197.
The opportunity was taken to conduct a questionnaire survey of the members of four competing countries at the second Rugby World Cup tournament (Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) regarding the prevalence of orofacial injuries and attitudes to mouthguards. The results show that while all players in each team believed that mouthguards provided local protection, approximately one in five of each team did not wear one. The average age when players first started wearing mouthguards varied from 12.7 years for Australia to 18.1 years for Wales, while the percentage of wearers willing to play without their mouthguard ranged from only 4.6% for Australia to 15.8% for Wales. Just less than half of the total group had previously sustained an orofacial injury playing rugby.
在第二届橄榄球世界杯赛期间,研究人员利用这个机会对四个参赛国家(澳大利亚、爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士)的队员进行了问卷调查,内容涉及口腔面部损伤的发生率以及对护齿器的态度。结果显示,虽然每个队的所有队员都认为护齿器能提供局部保护,但每个队约五分之一的队员不佩戴护齿器。队员首次开始佩戴护齿器的平均年龄从澳大利亚队的12.7岁到威尔士队的18.1岁不等,而愿意不戴护齿器参赛的佩戴者比例从澳大利亚队的仅4.6%到威尔士队的15.8%不等。在整个调查群体中,不到一半的人此前在打橄榄球时受过口腔面部损伤。