TY - JOUR PY - 2000// TI - Prevention of sports-related traumatic dental injuries JO - Dental clinics of North America A1 - Ranalli, Dennis N. SP - 35 EP - 51, v VL - 44 IS - 1 N2 - Many sports-related traumatic dental injuries are preventable with the use of appropriate, properly fitted athletic equipment such as helmets, facemasks, and mouthguards. This article presents information regarding the current generation of athletic mouthguards, and issues a challenge for the development of future independent scientific research that will transform current clinical empiricism into evidence based knowledge in sports dentistry. LA - SN - 0011-8532 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -