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Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia

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Main Authors: Dalia, Abdullah, Fay Wee, Chwee Lin, Wan Noorina, Wan Ahmad, Rozytha, Robin, Tiong, Siok Peen, Selina, Khoo
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Language:English
Published: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia 2018
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Athletes
Dental injuries
Mouthguards
Sports activities
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spelling my.unimap-516532018-02-23T01:16:37Z Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia Dalia, Abdullah Fay Wee, Chwee Lin Wan Noorina, Wan Ahmad Rozytha, Robin Tiong, Siok Peen Selina, Khoo Athletes Dental injuries Mouthguards Sports activities Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.mohejournal.com/index.php/mohe Participation in contact sports has been shown to carry a considerable risk of sustaining dental injuries. It is important for athletes to use available preventive gear to protect themselves from these injuries. Aim of the study: To assess the knowledge, habit and preferences of using mouthguards among university athletes. Materials and Method: Self-administered questionnaires, consisting of Part A - Age, gender, type of sporting activities, total hours dedicated to sports training, level of sports representation; Part B - Awareness of risk of dental injuries, knowledge on mouthguards such as definition of a mouthguard, role of mouthguard, use of mouthguards and reasons for not wearing mouthguards; and Part C – Experience of sustaining dental injuries during sports activities, were distributed. Athletes who were university students over 18 years and under 30 years of age and athletes who claimed to know about mouthguards were included in the study. Results: Data of a total of 225 respondents were analysed, consisting of 68% (n=154) male and 32% female (n=71) with the mean age of 21 years old. Only 46% (n=104) knew exactly about mouthguards and its role in the prevention of dental injuries during sports. Thirty seven percent of them (n=84) have used mouthguards and they were mostly in the martial arts group. The mouthguards were usually provided by the management team (62%). Forty percent of the respondents (n=91) claimed to have sustained dental injuries while playing sports and the injuries occurred more frequently in hockey (65.3%), basketball (60%) and soccer (45.2%). Conclusions: The incidence of dental trauma in contact sports shows that the awareness and use of mouthguards must be intensified. Awareness campaigns focusing on dental trauma should be organized to improve the knowledge of athletes. 2018-02-15T04:32:38Z 2018-02-15T04:32:38Z 2013 Article Movement, Health & Exercise (MoHE), vol.2, 2013, pages 31-40 2231-9409 (Print) 2289-9510 (Online) http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/51653 en Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ; Ministry of Health, Malaysia ; Sports Centre, Universiti Malaya
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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language English
topic Athletes
Dental injuries
Mouthguards
Sports activities
spellingShingle Athletes
Dental injuries
Mouthguards
Sports activities
Dalia, Abdullah
Fay Wee, Chwee Lin
Wan Noorina, Wan Ahmad
Rozytha, Robin
Tiong, Siok Peen
Selina, Khoo
Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.mohejournal.com/index.php/mohe
format Article
author Dalia, Abdullah
Fay Wee, Chwee Lin
Wan Noorina, Wan Ahmad
Rozytha, Robin
Tiong, Siok Peen
Selina, Khoo
author_facet Dalia, Abdullah
Fay Wee, Chwee Lin
Wan Noorina, Wan Ahmad
Rozytha, Robin
Tiong, Siok Peen
Selina, Khoo
author_sort Dalia, Abdullah
title Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
title_short Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
title_full Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and use of mouthguards among University athletes in Malaysia
title_sort knowledge and use of mouthguards among university athletes in malaysia
publisher Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/51653
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