Biomaterial Database

Mouth protectors and oral trauma: a study of adolescent football players. 1986

M W Garon, and A Merkle, and J T Wright

A total of 754 junior high school and high school football players from the Birmingham, AL, area were studied to determine the extent of sports-related oral trauma among players. More than half the oral injuries and more than a third of the concussions were reported in sports other than football. Basketball and baseball players had a high prevalence of hard tissue oral trauma with virtually none of the players wearing mouth protectors. The results of this study indicate that current mouth protector designs are helpful in preventing hard tissue trauma, yet additional soft tissue protection is indicated in football mouth protector design.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009055	Mouth	The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.	Oral Cavity,Cavitas Oris,Cavitas oris propria,Mouth Cavity Proper,Oral Cavity Proper,Vestibule Oris,Vestibule of the Mouth,Cavity, Oral
D009064	Mouth Protectors	Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth.	Mouth Guards,Mouthpieces, Protective,Mouth Pieces, Protective,Guard, Mouth,Guards, Mouth,Mouth Guard,Mouth Piece, Protective,Mouth Protector,Mouthpiece, Protective,Piece, Protective Mouth,Pieces, Protective Mouth,Protective Mouth Piece,Protective Mouth Pieces,Protective Mouthpiece,Protective Mouthpieces,Protector, Mouth,Protectors, Mouth
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D005151	Facial Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face.	Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial
D005538	Football	A competitive team sport played on a rectangular field.This is the American version of the game. It does not include non-North American football (	American Football,Football, American
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000407	Alabama	A state in the southeastern region of the United States. The capital is Montgomery.
D001265	Athletic Injuries	Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.	Sports Injuries,Injuries, Athletic,Injuries, Sports,Athletic Injury,Injury, Athletic,Injury, Sports,Sports Injury