@article{ref1,
title="A survey of tooth injury experience and attitudes to prevention in a group of Singapore schoolboys",
journal="Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore",
year="1995",
author="Teo, C. S. and Stokes, A. N. and Loh, T. and Bagramian, R. A.",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="23-25",
abstract="A survey of 246 boys aged 12-17 years (mean 13.8 years) determined the sports played, dental injury experience, knowledge and usage of and attitudes towards mouthguard wearing. Most played basketball and soccer. Twenty-one suffered 1 injury episode, 7-2 and 10-3 or more tooth injuries. Twenty-six subluxations, 19 fractures and 1 avulsion were reported. The sports with the highest prevalence of dental injury were boxing and wrestling (33%), soccer (20%), and basketball (19%). While 144 (56%) of boys knew about mouthguards, none wore one. Only 64 (25%) would wear a mouthguard if given one. Most dental injuries were minor, but four high-risk sports (> 19% injury prevalence) would justify preventive measures, including education for injury prevention and encouragement of mouthguard use.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-4602",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}