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Dental trauma prevention with mouthguard in a nose fracturing blow to the face: Case report
Author(s) -
Gialain Ivan O.,
KobayashiVelasco Solange,
Caldeira Celso L.,
Cavalcanti Marcelo G. P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/edt.12343
Subject(s) - mouthguard , medicine , dental trauma , nose , subluxation , dentistry , orthodontics , incisor , poison control , surgery , medical emergency , alternative medicine , pathology
Abstract Orofacial injuries are common in sports activities and may vary in complexity and the tissues involved. Most sports‐related trauma occurs when a player hits another player, an object or the ground. This report presents a case of an injury caused by a punchlike blow to the face during a handball college team practice session. The patient suffered a traumatic blow to the left side of the nose and mouth and promptly attended a dentist. After a clinical examination and a CBCT scan, the following injuries were diagnosed: upper lip laceration, upper left lateral incisor subluxation and anterior nasal spine fracture. More severe teeth injuries were likely prevented because the patient was wearing a mouthguard.