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AI InsightHowever, the percentage of dentists who apply mouthgards is not as high as expected.
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Abstract
Aim: Sports activities and competitions increases the potential for possible dental trauma. It is known that the effects of trauma can be minimized with the use of mouthguards . The aim of this study is to evaluate the level of knowledge and behavior of dentists on sports dentistry and dental trauma. Material and Methods: In this study, the descriptive questionnaire including 23 questions was delivered via printed or internet to the dentists working in public or private clinics in Istanbul. 346 respondents who returned the completed data forms were included in the study. For statistical analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher‟s exact test were used, and Sperman correlation were used for nonparametric tests. P value was set as 0.05. Results: It was determined that 94.80% of dentists participating in the study believed that the use of mouthguards during sports activities was protective against trauma. However, only 13.8% of dentists recommended their patients to wear mouthguard. The reasons why doctors do not apply mouthguards; 38.15% did not have any education, 5.77% was found to be costly by patients, and 42.77% was stated other causes, because 3.76% did not think it was belong to dentistry field. 62.43% of the dentists did not have education on mouthguard application; 29,48% had only theoretical education, 8,09% had both theoretical education and hands-on. 84.1% of dentists who did not have education on the subject stated that they wanted to have further education. Conclusion: As a result, this study shows that using mouthgards during sports activities is considered as an effective protective method by dentists in Istanbul. However, the percentage of dentists who apply mouthgards is not as high as expected.
Özet
Amaç: Spor aktiviteleri ve karşılaşmalarında dental travma görülme sıklığı artmaktadır. Ağız koruyucusu kullanımı ile yaşanabilecek travmanın etkilerinin en aza indirildiği bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, diş hekimlerinin spor diş hekimliği ve dental travmalar ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin ölçülmesi, davranış ve tutumlarının belirlenmesidir. Gereç ve yöntem: 23 sorudan oluşan tanımlayıcı nitelikteki anket İstanbul ilinde kamu kuruluşunda veya özel sektörde çalışan diş hekimlerine basılı veya internet üzerinden ulaştırıldı. Anketi yanıtlayan 346 diş hekimi çalışmaya dahil edildi ve elde edilen yanıtlar kaydedildi. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; ki-Kare analizi, Fisher Exact testi ve parametrik olmayan Sperman korelasyon değerleri kullanıldı. Sonuçlar p