ReviewBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2021
'Injury prevention versus performance': has the time come to mandate the use of mouthguards in all contact sports?
Review in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of Shock Absorption Capacities of 3D-Printed Custom-Made Mouthguards: A Comparative In Vitro Study.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2026Article
- Perceptions of the mouthguard in basketball, rugby, and soccer players. Qualitative study at a public university in Colombia.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Faculty of sports science students, physical education teachers, and athletes' level of knowledge and attitude about mouthguards.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Knowledge and Self-Assessment of Dental Injuries and Oral Health among Croatian Professional Water Polo Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Investigating the effect of mouth guard use on aerobic performance in amateur boxers.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Mouthguard use continues to be a hotly debated issue in the domain of contact sports. Regulations from sports governing bodies on wearing mouthguards and attitudes towards their use from athletes vary significantly across 'at-risk sports'. We explore how recent advances in sports dentistry have led to the widespread availability of new customisable mouthguards and whether their use may impact athletic performance, reduce orofacial trauma or sport related concussion. We also discuss whether 'no mouthguard, no play' policies designed to mandate their use may help to promote a culture of safe participation in contact sport.
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