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Prevalência do uso de protetores bucais em praticantes de artes marciais de um município do Paraná

2011; Associação Brasileira de Odontologia; Volume: 67; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18363/rbo.v67n2.p.194

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Eduardo Mulati Bastida, Rodrigo Aparecido Flausino Peron, Alfredo Franco Queiroz, Mitsue Fujimaki, Raquel Sano Suga Terada,

Restraint-Related Deaths

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the use of mouthguards by martial arts’ practitioners, as well as to verify the percentage of who have already had traumas in fitness centers of a city in the state of Parana. Male and female subjects who wereover 18 years old and non-professionals practitioners of muay thai, jiu-jitsu and judo were invited to participate by answering a questionnaire. The results showed that the use of mouthguards has a prevalence of 34,6% and a variation of 6,6% to 26,6% for the occurrence of traumas. It’s the surgeon dentist’s obligation aware the population about the importance of use mouthguards while practicing sports. There are different types of mouthguards and the precise indication depends on each situation.