Clinical findings and self-reported oral health status of biathletes and cross-country skiers in the preseason – a cohort study with a control group.
| Autor: | Merle, Cordula Leonie, Rott, Theresa, Challakh, Nadia, Schmalz, Gerhard, Kottmann, Tanja, Kastner, Tom, Blume, Katharina, Wolfarth, Bernd, Haak, Rainer, Ziebolz, Dirk, Wüstenfeld, Jan |
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SALIVA analysis
GINGIVITIS ORAL health CROSS-sectional method SELF-evaluation ATHLETES HEALTH status indicators PROTEOLYTIC enzymes PERIODONTAL disease MANN Whitney U Test FISHER exact test COMPARATIVE studies CROSS-country skiing QUALITY of life QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test SPORTS events DENTISTRY DATA analysis software DENTAL caries TEMPOROMANDIBULAR disorders LONGITUDINAL method SKIING |
| Zdroj: | Research in Sports Medicine; Jan/Feb2024, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p145-159, 15p |
| Abstrakt: | This cross-sectional study aimed to compare clinical oral conditions as well as the self-reported oral health status of biathletes and cross-country skiers (A) to age- and gender-matched non-athletic controls (C). Thirty-one A and 68 C were examined in 2020 regarding caries experience (DMF-T), partially erupted wisdom teeth, non-carious tooth wear (erosion), dental plaque biofilm, gingival inflammation, periodontal screening (PSI), salivary active matrix-metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) test and screening for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Questionnaires recorded periodontal symptoms, TMD symptoms and oral health behaviour. Group A had a lower prevalence of carious teeth and positive aMMP-8 tests, but more of them had severe gingivitis and signs of periodontitis. Both groups reported similar oral health behaviour. Only in group C, associations between aMMP-8 and periodontal findings as well as clinical findings and self-reported symptoms of TMD were identified. Group A showed a high prevalence of oral inflammation and seemed to be less aware of oral symptoms. Clinical examination seems to be necessary for periodontal/TMD screening of athletes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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