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Sports dentistry: a perspective for the future
Soares, Paulo Vinícius; Tolentino, Andrea Barros; Machado, Alexandre Coelho; Dias, Reinaldo Brito; Coto, Neide Pena.
Afiliação
  • Soares, Paulo Vinícius; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Escola de Odontologia. BR
  • Tolentino, Andrea Barros; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Escola de Odontologia. BR
  • Machado, Alexandre Coelho; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Escola de Odontologia. BR
  • Dias, Reinaldo Brito; Universidade de São Paulo. BR
  • Coto, Neide Pena; Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Odontologia. BR
Rev. bras. educ. fís. esp ; 28(2): 351-358, Apr-Jun/2014.
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-713670
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Sports Dentistry (SD) acts in the prevention, maintenance and treatment of oral and facial injuries, as well as the collection and dissemination of information on dental trauma, beyond stimulus to research. Establishes as a duty for the dentist detect problems related to the athlete's stomatognathic system. This essay is based on the provided data from the literature related to SD, including definition, practice areas and research fields. To discuss the data, six areas were categorized shares in sports dentistry; oral health of athlete; sports-related dental implications; dental-facial trauma; face shields; and mouthguards. The analyzed data show that the SD is still an underexplored field of action by dentists, but it is expanding, despite not being recognized specialty by the Federal Council of Dentistry, but the Brazilian Academy of Sports Dentistry has been created with a mission to show the real importance of Dentistry in sport. The dentist should be part of the group of professionals associated with the athlete to perform periodic checks in order to ensure oral health which may contribute to athletes´performance. When impact occurs, however, it would be possible reduce the severity of the impact related to injuries, by using helmets, masks, goggles, face shields and mouthguard. Additionally, it is imperative that dentists, sports coaching, athletes, and professional who work with athletes be aware of the benefits of incorporating SD as an important academic and professional subject.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Esportes / Dente / Ferimentos e Lesões / Odontólogos / Atletas Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Rev. bras. educ. fís. esp Assunto da revista: MEDICINA ESPORTIVA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Esportes / Dente / Ferimentos e Lesões / Odontólogos / Atletas Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Rev. bras. educ. fís. esp Assunto da revista: MEDICINA ESPORTIVA Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil