Sneha Divekar*

Sports Dentist, Faculty of Certificate in Sports Dentistry Course, ISST, Clinic Director - Dental Fitness and Polyclinic, Cosmetic Dentistry and Sports Dentistry Centre, Pune, India

*Corresponding Author: Sneha Divekar, Sports Dentist, Faculty of Certificate in Sports Dentistry Course, ISST, Clinic Director - Dental Fitness and Polyclinic, Cosmetic Dentistry and Sports Dentistry Centre, Pune, India.

Received: July 29, 2021; Published: September 18, 2021

Abstract

  As more contact sports are played, the chances of dental injuries in sports are increasing by the day. That is why, it is important that the dentist insists that the athletes, esp. those playing contact need to wear mouthguards. But as awareness about mouthguards is not enough, dental trauma is often seen in sports that need to be treated. Also, along with dental injuries management, athletes need good dental care and oral hygiene maintenance which they quite often tend to neglect. That is why, sports dentistry as a new and upcoming topic in dentistry needs to be introduced to dentists. The dentists need to know what are the various types of dental treatments that the dentist will require to perform. Getting trained as a sports dentist and attaching as a consultant sports dentist to sports clubs, academies, schools, colleges, etc will be beneficial not only for the athletes but for the dentists as well.

Keywords: Sports Dentistry; Dental Care of Athletes; Mouthguards; Oral Hygiene; Dental Trauma in Sports

References

1. Neha Sharma., et al. “Sports Dentistry - It’s time to change your game”.
2. Siobhan C Budd and Jean-Christophe Egea. “Sport and Oral Health - A Concise Guide”.
3. Julian Hodges. Mouthguards and Sports Safety (A Unique, One-Stop, Practical, No-Nonsense Resource for Everyone Who Recommends or Should Wear a Mouthguard).

Citation

Citation: Sneha Divekar. “Dental Treatments in Sports Dentistry - Oral Care of Athlete, Mouthguards and Dental Trauma Management”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.10 (2021): 53-56.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Sneha Divekar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.