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Published in English in Tropical Dental Journal Volume 27 - March 2004 pages 32-36

Oro-facial trauma in amateur secondary school footballers in Ibadan, Nigeria : a study of mouth-guardsOro-facial trauma in amateur secondary school footballers in Ibadan, Nigeria : a study of mouth-guards est évalué 1 étoiles par les abonnés Tropical Dental Journal Online

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Authors : C. O. ONYEASO - Nigeria


Résumé

Une étude croisée, basée sur un questionnaire, a été faite pour évaluer la nécessité et la fréquence d'emploi du protège-dents chez les collégiens dans la ville d'Ibadan au Nigeria et le taux de prévalence du traumatisme oro-facial associé à la pratique du football chez ces adolescents. Six cent trente et un joueurs amateurs : 465 (73,7 %) garçons et 166 (23,3 %) filles âgés de 10 à 19 ans, moyenne d'âge : 15.01 ± 2.86 SD) ont répondu à un questionnaire soit un taux de réponse de 90.1%. La majorité des sujets était dans le groupe d'âge 10-15 ans (58.8 %).
La nécessité d'emploi du protège-dents été estimé à 69.7 % mais nombreux étaient ceux qui n'utilisaient pas cet outil pendant les matchs de football (P < 0.05). Les garçons utilisaient plus significativement les protège-dents que les filles (P < 0.05). Au total, 59.7 % concevait que l'utilisation du protège-dents était importante pour la protection contre des blessures oro-faciales durant ce sport, cela plus nettement chez les garçons que chez les filles (P<0.05 %). Environ 36 % des joueurs avait une forme ou une autre de traumatisme oro-facial, différence significative selon le sexe (P < 0.05).
Les écoles secondaires pourraient servir de bon point de départ pour une campagne sur l'emploi du protège-dents pour les sports de contact.

Abstract
Oro-facial trauma in amateur secondary school footballers in Ibadan, Nigeria : a study of mouth-guards

To assess the awareness and frequency of use of mouth-guards for football among secondary school children in Ibadan, Nigeria, as well as the amount of oro-facial trauma previously associated with football game in these adolescents, a questionnaire - based cross-sectional study was conducted. Six hundred and thirty -one amateur footballers - 465 (73.7%) males and 166 (26.3%) females in the age range of 10 -19 years (mean age, 15.01 ± 2.86SD) completed the questionnaire giving a response rate of 90.1%. Majority (58.8%) of the subjects was within the 10-15 years age group.
Awareness of mouth-guards was claimed by 69.7% of the respondents but significantly more of them who made the claim were not using the protective device for football games (p<0.05). More boys significantly claimed the usage of mouth-guards than girls (p<0.05). In all, 59.7% agreed that wearing mouth-guard was helpful in oro-facial injury prevention during sports with significantly more boys in agreement than girls (p<0.05). About 36% of the subjects sustained one form of oro-facial trauma or the other with significant sex difference (p<0.05).
Secondary schools should serve as good starting points in the campaign for use of mouth-guards for contact sports before some go into professional sports.

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