Apparently, oral & facial injuries are quite common with any form of sports & can victimize people of all ages.
Moreover when it’s all about sports nothing on this earth can beat that spur in the players of any field. Henceforth, in order to prevent, maintain & treat traumatic dental injuries, sports dentistry is one of the most forthcoming field in the dentistry.
The most noteworthy facet in preventing sports related orofacial injuries is protection via use of protective devices such as mouth guards, face masks, properly fitting helmets.
Role of sports dentistry
We certainly understand how important it is for one to be physically active. People have their own reasons to be involved in sports like: relaxation, pleasure, fitness improvement, competition etc. Also to add up every sport carries a possibility for injuries & as mentioned above orofacial traumas are common sports related injuries.
There are various traumatic dental injuries encountered during sports like: tooth luxation, fracture of tooth & facial bones, concussion & avulsion. Hence one’s prevention from these injuries is of utmost importance.
Dentists in North Delhi can help athletes by:
- Organizing & conducting oral health screenings prior to their intensive training.
- Educating the use of protective gears for sports.
- Fabrication of customized mouth guards.
- Being available during emergency need for immediate management of injuries.
Prevention of sports related traumatic orofacial or dental injuries
There are numerous sports related traumatic orofacial injuries that can be prevented by the use of protective equipments. Use of properly fitted protective athletic equipments like helmets, facemasks & mouth guards outweighs the risks of sports related injuries.
Helmets protect your scalp & ears. Face masks are designed to protect one’s facial parts like eyes, nose, mouth, zygomatic arch. And last but not least to mention mouth guards!
Many athletes’ feels invincible, they connects on every jump shot, always gets past the defence & hammers every pitch.
Infact many of them dives head first into everything they do is great for the team but may be not so great for their teeth.
In order to protect them, wearing mouth guard is a best thing made by your dentist. Mouth guards are designed to absorb & distribute the forces of impact & minimize traumatic injuries to both the hard & soft tissues of the mouth.
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Infact, an athlete is sixty times more likely to suffer to harm their teeth when not wearing a mouth guard. We recommend the use of a properly fitted mouth guard for any sport that carries a risk of injury not just for contact sports but also for non contact sports like skate boarding & gymnastics.
While there are many different types of off-the-shelf mouth guards you can buy in sporting goods store or pharmacy, their fit & level of protection leave a lot to be desired. Even boil & bite mouth guards, which are softened by heating at home & then shaped by the teeth as they’re bitten into, fall short.
The best mouth guard remains the one that is custom made by your dentist just for you. Its design is based on a model of your own teeth, so it fits perfectly & offers significantly more protection than off-the-shelf mouth guards.
Just think of what it can save you in terms of risk, anxiety, pain & suffering – not to mention years of dental treatments!
It’s a small investment with big rewards.
Sports dentistry encloses extensive range of preventive & treatment modalities of traumatic orofacial injuries. Sports related dental injuries are inevitable & not uncommon during one’s participation & requires our attention.
So do not worry or stress whenever you or your child participates in any sport, just head over to Dr. Sachdeva’s dental implant clinic in Delhi to customize an athletic mouth guard, one of the most important parts of any uniform.
