| Abstract | Cilj istraživanja: Igrači i igračice ragbija imaju visok rizik za nastanak srednje teških traumatskih ozljeda glave kao i dentalnih ozljeda. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio istražiti učestalost tih ozljeda kao i stavove igračica i igrača ragbija o upotrebi dentalnih štitnika.
Metode: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 75 igrača, 32 žene i 43 muškarca. Svi ispitanici bili su amaterski ragbi igrači koji su trenirali pet puta tjedno i igrali u prvoj nacionalnoj Hrvatskoj ragbi ligi i Regionalnoj ragbi ligi. Podatci su prikupljeni putem upitnika tijekom sezone 2018/2019. Upitnik se sastojao od 29 pitanja. Prvi dio uključivao je pitanja o dobi, spolu, vrsti sporta i vremenu igranja. Drugi dio sastojao se od pitanja koja su se odnosila na opću i dentalnu traumu te uporabu dentalnih štitnika za zube. U trećem dijelu upitnika sudionici su odgovorili na pitanja o ozljedama glave.
Rezultati: U istraživanje je uključeno 32 igračice (42,6%) i 43 igrača (57,3%) ragbija. Prosječna dob ispitanika bila je 21 godina (16-39 godina). Muškarci su se statistički značajno duže bavili ragbijem (10 godina; 1-24 godine) od žena (5 godina; 1-18 godina) (P<0,001). Među igračima je bilo 27 igrača skupa i 16 igrača linije, a među igračicama 13 igračica skupa i 19 igračica linije. Igrači ragbija imali su značajno više dentalnih ozljeda (41,8%) od igračica (18,7%) (P=0,035), a najučestalija dentalna ozljeda bila je fraktura krune zuba u obje skupine ispitanika. Od ukupnog broja ispitanika, njih 57 (67%) koristi dentalni štitnik, od čega 24 igračice (75%) i 33 igrača (77%). U ovom istraživanju od ukupnog broja ispitanika njih 45 (60%) je imalo ozljedu glave tijekom igranja ragbija, od čega je bilo 30 (66,7%) igrača i 15 (33,3 %) igračica (P=0,002). Među igračima s ozljedom glave bilo je 20 (66,7%) igrača skupa i 10 (62,5%) igrača linije, dok je među igračicama bilo 5 (38,5%) igračica skupa i 10 (52,6%) igračica linije (P=0,012).
Zaključak: Rezultati ove studije pokazali su visoku učestalost orofacijalnih i dentalnih ozljeda te ozljeda glave među igračima i igračicama ragbija. Većina njih je bila svjesna važnosti prevencije zubne traume I koristila dentalne štitnike. Ipak, potrebno je podići svijest o upotrebi dentalnih štitnika i prevenciji mogućih ozljeda. |
| Abstract (english) | Objective: Rugby players, female and male, have a high risk of traumatic head injuries, as well as sports-related dental injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of such injuries, as well as their attitudes about the use of dental mouthguards among female and male rugby players.
Methods: The study was conducted among 75 rugby players, 32 women and 43 men. All of the included participants were amateur rugby players practicing rugby five times a week and playing in First National Croatian league and Regional rugby league. Data were collected using questionnaire during the 2018/2019 season. The questionnaire consisted of 29 questions. The first part included questions about age, gender, type of sport and time of playing experience. The second part consisted of questions concerning general and dental trauma and use of mouthguards. In the third part of the questionnaire, participants answered questions about head injuries.
Results: This study includes 32 female (42.6%) and 43 male (57.3%) rugby players. The average age of participants was 21 years (16-39 years). Male rugby players were playing rugby significantly longer (10 years; 1-24 years) than female players (5 years; 1-18 years) (P<0.001). There were 27 forwards and 16 backwards male players and among female players there were 13 forwards and 19 backwards. Male rugby players had significantly more dental injuries (41.8%) than female rugby players (18.7%) (P=0.035), with the crown fracture being the most frequent dental injury in both groups. In this study 57 (67%) participants were using mouthguards, 24 (75%) female and 33 (77%) male rugby players. There were 45 (60%) players who sustained head injury while playing rugby, female 15 (33.3%) and male 30 (66.7%) (P=0.002). Among players with the head injury there were 20 (66.7%) male forward players and 10 male backward players, while there were 5 female forward players and 10 female backward players (P=0.012).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed high incidence of orofacial and dental injuries, as well as head injuries, among male and female rugby players. Most of them were aware of the importance of prevention of dental trauma and they used mouthguards. Still, it is necessary to rise the awareness of dental injuries prevention by using mouthguards. |
