Awareness, attitude, and opinion about knowledge regarding sports dentistry amongst athletes and trainers in a sports academy in Pune – a Questionnaire Study.

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Tasneem M. Talib , Renuka Nagarale , Neetu Kadu , Khadija Aziz Tapiya , Siddhi Jadhav

Sports dentistry, mouth guard, orofacial injury and trauma, awareness, prevention.

ABSTRACT: Background: Sports dentistry is an amalgamation of various aspects that include the treatment, prevention, education and research in which sports and dentistry are considered altogether [1]. It is one of the recent and most forthcoming fields in dentistry that deals with the management and prevention of sports-related orofacial injuries and associated dental disorders. This article will talk about the awareness and opinions that a sports related individual has on what is included in sports dentistry, what exactly does it offer and how is it implemented in their lives; along with awareness about usage of certain preventive appliances such as mouth guards, head gears, face gears, helmets etc. Aim and objectives: To assess the level of awareness and attitude amongst athletes of sports academy in Pune regarding knowledge about sports dentistry. The results of this study shall be utilized to assess the need of awareness programs amongst sports academies and treatment workshops by dentists to help serve the community. Result: The study was conducted by recording the responses of 302 participants through a questionnaire study. The response rate was 100%. The results have been calculated on the basis of three aspects that are knowledge, attitude and practice of the athletes and trainers. Conclusion: From this study it is brought to notice of players and other individuals including the trainers etc. how important the knowledge on prevention and management in sports dentistry is. Keywords: Sports dentistry, mouth guard, orofacial injury and trauma, awareness, prevention.

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Tasneem M. Talib , Renuka Nagarale , Neetu Kadu, Khadija Aziz Tapiya , & Siddhi Jadhav (January-2023). Awareness, attitude, and opinion about knowledge regarding sports dentistry amongst athletes and trainers in a sports academy in Pune – a Questionnaire Study.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(1), c724-c733. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2301293.pdf

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