Physiological effects of wearing mouthguards.

Physiological effects of wearing mouthguards.

Mouthguards are considered by most authorities to be an essential part of equipment for players participating in body-contact sports. Mouthguards provide excellent dental protection but not all players use them, complaining of breathing difficulties and problems with speaking. Although information exists concerning dental trauma and mouth protector use, there are no reported data that quantify ...

The Wetsuit Effect: Physiological Response to Wearing a Wetsuit

Do mouthguards prevent concussion?

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Protective Athletic Mouthguards

BACKGROUND Protective athletic mouthguards (PAMs) have been worn in competitive sports for more than 100 years. Today, participants in contact and noncontact sports wear PAMs. HYPOTHESIS Wearing a PAM produces oral injury. STUDY TYPE Case series. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Sixty-two Division I football players voluntarily participated in the study. Before the beginning of the season, each p...

Parental attitudes toward mouthguards.

An 11-item, one-page questionnaire was mailed to 1800 parents chosen at random in the Henrico County, VA public school system. Parents were asked questions such as "who should be responsible for mouthguard wear?" "what sports should require mouthguards?" and "has [their] child ever sustained an oral or facial injury?" The parental responses indicate that mouthguard enforcement is the responsibi...