Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Incidence of dental trauma is high among sports players. Most common form of injuries noticed is orofacial type. These injuries can be prevented by the use of mouth guards. Aim: This study aims to determine the capacity of 2 groups of teenage players to be faithful to the initial oral prevention project; the study group received motivational reminders by either researchers or technical staff members of the team during the observation period, while the control group did not receive any motivational reminders. Material method: A total of 100 teenage players, who played basketball were selected for the study. Out of 100, 50 were males and 50 females. Players had no experience of using mouth guard earlier. A custom made mouth guard was provided to the players. Players were observed for a period of 1 year. Result: After one year follow up it was found that 42 players from control group were not wearing mouthguards while those from study group i.e. with motivational reinforcement 12 players said they were not using mouthguards after a period of 1 year. Conclusion: Our results showed that with the help of motivational reinforcement players understood the importance of mouth guards. No injuries were noticed among mouth guard users.
Key words: Trauma, dental injuries, mouth guard, reinforcement.

Corresponding author: Dr. Deepesh Jaiswal, Reader, Department of Pedodontics, Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
                                                                                                                              
This article may be cited as: Jaiswal D, Kalia P, Poojapani, Nishant. Evaluation of Complications associated with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(12):49-51.