Sports Dentistry – What's it all about?

From Volume 36, Issue 3, April 2009 | Pages 135-144

Authors

Mark Foster

BDS, FICD

General Dental Practitioner (Private Practice), Perth, Western Australia; Consultant Dentist, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia; Dental Advisor, Sports Medicine Australia (WA)

Articles by Mark Foster

Peter Readman

BDSc(Hons), MDSc, FRACDS

Paediatric Dentist (Private Practice), Perth, Western Australia; Consultant Paediatric Dentist, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children; Senior Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Australia

Articles by Peter Readman

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of dental conditions that commonly affect individuals competing in all levels of sport. Athletes represent a group of individuals who possess specific risk factors for various dental diseases and related injuries. These patients are at greater risk of dental caries, dental erosion and traumatic dental injuries.

Therefore, a clear understanding of these conditions is vital for those practitioners who are involved in the dental care of these patients.

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