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Sports Dentistry:An Overview


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1 Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2 Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
     

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‘Sports Dentistry’ is the branch of dentistry that involves treatment of dental athletic injuries and prevention of oral sports injuries. It also involves the compilation and distribution of information on dental athletic injuries and encourages research in the prevention of such injuries. In children, sports activities were found to be responsible for 13% of overall oral trauma. It is emphasized that there is a great need for “Team Dentist” from high schools to specialized teams. In this review, we discuss the relationship between sports and dentistry, and the importance of educating parents, teachers, and children in prevention of injuries related to the sports. Dental trauma in sports is the main connecting waterway between the dentistry and sports.

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Sports Dentistry, Injuries Related to the Sports, Treatment & Management.
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Sudeepta Hota
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Antarmayee Panigrahi
Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Sambit Samal
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Lipsa Nayak
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Abstract


‘Sports Dentistry’ is the branch of dentistry that involves treatment of dental athletic injuries and prevention of oral sports injuries. It also involves the compilation and distribution of information on dental athletic injuries and encourages research in the prevention of such injuries. In children, sports activities were found to be responsible for 13% of overall oral trauma. It is emphasized that there is a great need for “Team Dentist” from high schools to specialized teams. In this review, we discuss the relationship between sports and dentistry, and the importance of educating parents, teachers, and children in prevention of injuries related to the sports. Dental trauma in sports is the main connecting waterway between the dentistry and sports.

Keywords


Sports Dentistry, Injuries Related to the Sports, Treatment & Management.