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Oral health behaviors, dental injuries and mouthguard awareness among a sample of Portuguese athletes: a cross sectional study
| dc.contributor.author | Azevedo, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martins, David Simões | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fialho, Joana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Veiga, Nélio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Correia, André | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fine, Peter | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-11T14:34:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-11T14:34:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: To determine the oral health behaviors, the prevalence of dental injuries, the level of information about first-aid procedures in the case of dental avulsion and the mouthguard awareness in a sample of Portuguese athletes. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional research among 1,048 athletes from the district of Viseu, Portugal. A self-administered questionnaire included demographic data and questions about: I) oral hygiene habits, II) occurrence of orofacial trauma, III) use of mouthguards and IV) athletes’ knowledge regarding first-aid management in case of dental avulsion was given. The comparison between different variables was made by Chi-square test with level of significant set at p-value =0.05. Results: The mean age of the sample (76.24% male) was 18.14±8.17 years. Overall, the results demonstrated a low use of dental floss (25.48%) and a high number of athletes (21.94%) that had not visited a dentist in more than a year. The prevalence of dental trauma was 5.06% and the most common dental injuries experienced by athletes were crown fractures (60.38%). Nearly half of the participants (45.23%) reported not knowing how to act following a dental avulsion. The rate of mouthguard use was very low (9.73%). There was a significant relationship between the prevalence of dental injuries and the use of mouthguards (p=0.000; Cramér’s V=0.145). Conclusion: The prevalence of dental trauma in our population was low. A low number of athletes use a mouthguard and there is a lack of knowledge concerning dental trauma issues. Prevention programs and promoting actions among this population are important and should be adopted. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.17126/joralres.2019.028 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.eid | 85073723058 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0719-2460 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33009 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Follow-up studies | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Health promotion | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Oral health | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Preventive health services | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Program evaluation | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Oral health behaviors, dental injuries and mouthguard awareness among a sample of Portuguese athletes: a cross sectional study | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 184 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 3 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 177 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Oral Research | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 8 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Azevedo | |
| person.familyName | Veiga | |
| person.familyName | Correia | |
| person.givenName | Luís | |
| person.givenName | Nélio | |
| person.givenName | Andre | |
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| person.identifier.ciencia-id | B81A-E904-D36D | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | DC19-CAE4-44C1 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9984-653X | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-6288-0435 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0119-9790 | |
| person.identifier.rid | F-5279-2017 | |
| person.identifier.rid | A-5330-2010 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57202864930 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 54889668500 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 55418261400 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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