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Awareness Of Dental Trauma Management At Combat Sport

The purpose of this study was to investigate awareness of possible tooth replantation after avulsion and awareness of optimal time for tooth replantation at different combat sports. Study included 56 participants (average 26, 7 ± 9, 3 years). All responses were collected with anonymous electronic survey which was sent to different combat sports clubs in Croatia. Survey recorded type of combat sport, past dental traumas, loss of consciousness, awareness of possible tooth replantation and awareness of optimal period for replantation. 42 participants (75, 0 %) did not experience dental trauma. Two participants (3, 6%) had tooth avulsion, 11 (19, 6 %) tooth fracture and 1 participant (1, 8 %) had tooth dislocation. Eleven participants (19, 6 %) experienced loss of consciousness during sparing of fight. Twenty eight participants (50 %) responded negatively on question „Do You know that avulsed tooth can be replanted“. Nine participants (16, 1 %) new optimal time for tooth replantation. Combat sports fighters showed low level of knowledge about tooth avulsion and replantation, and low level of knowledge about optimal time for tooth replantation. It is necessary to provide knowledge about dental traumas and dental trauma management information to all combat sports participants, especially fighters.

Dental trauma ; Tooth fracture ; Tooth avulsion ; Sports

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