Trial reportEuropean journal of orthodontics2022
Wearability and preference of mouthguard during sport in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in European journal of orthodontics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04588831 (Comfort and Wearability of Custom-fitted, Mouth-formed and Pre-fabricated Mouthguards for Patients Undergoing Fixed Appliance Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Comfort and Wearability of Custom-fitted, Mouth-formed and Pre-fabricated Mouthguards for Patients Undergoing Fixed Appliance Therapy: a Single-center, Single Blind Randomized Cross-over Trial
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence Mapping and Quality Assessment of Randomized Controlled Trials in Dental Traumatology.Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · 2026Review
- Trends in accident-related traumatic dental injuries among children: a 10-year retrospective study of patients attending a university clinic.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Observational
- Un "boxing" the reality: Knowledge, attitude, and perception of orthodontists, dental practitioners, and orthodontic patients toward mouthguards' wear during contact sports-A cross-sectional study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
- Impact of Dental Trauma on Orthodontic Parameters-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundOrthodontic patients wearing fixed appliances are susceptible to traumatic dental injuries during a wide range of sporting activities. This randomized clinical trial investigated wearability and preference of mouthguards during sporting activities in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances.
methodsA prospective three-arm crossover randomized clinical trial conducted in the UK. Thirty patients in active orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances undertaking at least 120 minutes of contact sport per 6-8-week observation period were randomly assigned to one of six mouthguard allocation sequences consisting of three mouthguard types: (MG1) custom-made laboratory constructed, (MG2) mouth-formed OPRO® Gold Braces, and (MG3) pre-fabricated Shock Doctor® Single Brace. Patients completed a nine-outcome 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire relating to mouthguard wearability during sport. Once feedback was completed, subjects were allocated the next mouthguard in the sequence. At study-end, subjects were asked to identify their preferred mouthguard.
resultsTwenty-four patients (median age = 13; inter-quartile range 12-14.5 years) completed n = 72 follow-up questionnaires with most playing rugby union or field hockey. Considering VAS score as a continuous variable, for comfort, stability, hardness, ability to breathe, ability to not cause nausea, and inclination to chew, MG2 performed better than MG3. For categorization of VAS score into low (less than 80 mm) or high (at least 80 mm) wearability, for comfort, stability, ability to not cause nausea, and inclination to chew, MG1 and MG2 also rated superior to MG3. Patients preferred MG1 overall.
conclusionsThis randomized clinical trial found that during contact sport patients in fixed appliances reported superior wearability for custom-made and mouth-formed mouthguards in comparison to pre-fabricated. Overall, patients preferred custom-made mouthguards. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04588831.
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