Dental trauma prevention with mouthguard in a nose fracturing blow to the face: Case report | Zendy

Gialain Ivan O. | Zendy; KobayashiVelasco Solange | Zendy; Caldeira Celso L. | Zendy; Cavalcanti Marcelo G. P. | Zendy

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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

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.

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