Journal of Technologic Dentistry (대한치과기공학회지)

Korean Academy of Dental Technology (대한치과기공학회)
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The effect of contact sport athletes' recognition and wearing of mouthguards on wearing frequency

접촉성 운동선수의 마우스가드에 대한 인식과 착용감이 착용빈도에 미치는 영향

  • Im, Joong-Jae (Department of Dental Lab Technology, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Eun (Department of Dental Technology, Kyungdong University)
  • Received : 2022.08.04
  • Accepted : 2022.08.18
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the types of mouthguards athletes who play contact sports use as well as their perceived discomfort of wearing them in order to analyze the relationship with wearing frequency so as acquire basic data for the development of more user-friendly mouthguards. Methods: The participants, who completed a self-report questionnaire, included 70 contact sports athletes, including high school contact (rugby and boxing) sport department affiliated athletes located in the city of Daejeon. Results: Breathing (p<0.01), fitting (p<0.05), ease of wearing (p<0.01), occlusion (p<0.05), and fatigue in muscles (p<0.05) were positively correlated with wearing frequency. Furthermore, the recognition of the mouthguards was not significantly correlated with wearing frequency. Conclusion: To prevent oral and maxillofacial trauma, multi-directional studies are imperative to develop mouthguards, which are comfortable and cost-efficient.

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This paper was funded by a research grant from Daejeon Health Institute of Technology in 2022.

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