TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Role of mouthguards in reducing mild traumatic brain injury/concussion incidence in high school football athletes
JO  - General dentistry
A1  - Winters, Jackson
A1  - DeMont, Richard
SP  - 34
EP  - 38
VL  - 62
IS  - 3
N2  - There is continued speculation on the value of mouthguards (MGs) in preventing mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI)/concussion injuries. The purpose of this randomized prospective study was to compare the impact of pressure-laminated (LM), custom-made, properly fitted MGs to over-the-counter (OTC) MGs on the MTBI/concussion incidence in high school football athletes over a season of play. Four hundred twelve players from 6 high school football teams were included in the study. Twenty-four MTBI/concussion injuries (5.8%) were recorded. When examining the MTBI/concussion injury rate by MG type, there was a significant difference (P = 0.0423) with incidence rates of 3.6% and 8.3% in the LM MG and OTC MG groups, respectively.    Keywords: American football   <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -