| Abstract | Cilj istraživanja: Cilj ovog istraţivanja bio je procijeniti učestalost sportskih dentalnih ozljeda i ozljeda glave u nogometaša, kao i njihove stavove o korištenju sportskih dentalnih štitnika.
Metode: U istraţivanju je sudjelovalo 120 nogometaša. Podatci su prikupljeni putem upitnika tijekom sezone 2019/2020. Upitnik je sadrţavao 35 pitanja podijeljenih u tri dijela. Prvi dio upitnika sadrţavao je pitanja o dobi, spolu, vremenskom razdoblju bavljenja sportom i pozicijom u igri. Drugi dio upitnika sastojao se od pitanja o ozljedama glave tijekom bavljenja nogometom. U trećem dijelu upitnika sudionici su odgovarali na pitanja o ozljedama općenito te o orofacijalnim i dentalnim ozljedama i njihovoj prevenciji.
Rezultati: Prosječna dob ispitanika bila je 16 godina (12-23 godine). Ispitanici su se nogometom prosječno bavili 9 godina (1,5-16 godina). Među igračima je bilo 14 vratara, 38 obrambenih igrača, 36 veznih igrača i 32 napadača. Najčešća orofacijalna ozljeda među nogometašima bila je ozljeda zuba koju je imalo osam igrača (6,6%), što nije bilo statistički značajno (P=0,060). Najčešća dentalna ozljeda među nogometašima bila je fraktura krune zuba koju je imalo sedam igrača (5,8 %), što je bilo statistički značajno više u odnosu na avulziju zuba koju je imao samo jedan igrač (0,8%) (P=0,012). Ni jedan nogometaš uključen u ovo istraţivanje nije koristio dentalni štitnik, a razlozi za nekorištenje bili su različiti, pri čemu je čak 26 nogometaša (21,7%) smatralo kako dentalni štitnik u nogometu nije potreban. Od ukupnog broja nogometaša uključenih u ovo istraţivanje njih 29 (24,2%) imalo je ozljedu glave tijekom igranja nogometa. Među nogometašima s ozljedom glave bilo je pet (35,7%) vratara, devet (23,7%) obrambenih, deset (27,8%) veznih igrača i pet (15,6%) napadača (P=0,466). Ukupno znanje nogometaša o dentalnim traumama, njihovom zbrinjavanju i prevenciji, CKS-DT bilo je 2,33±1,02 bodova te nije bilo statistički značajne razlike između vratara (2,14±1,09 bodova), obrambenih igrača (2,32±1,12 bodova), veznih igrača (2,31±1,06 bodova) i napadača (2,44±0,84 bodova) (P=0,841).
Zaključak: Rezultati ovog istraţivanja pokazali su visoku učestalost ozljede glave u nogometaša (29 ispitanika ; 24,2%) te nešto rjeđu učestalost dentalnih ozljeda u nogometaša (8 ispitanika ; 6,7%). Većina njih nije bila svjesna o važnosti prevencije dentalnih ozljeda te nisu koristili dentalne štitinike. Potrebno je podići svijest o upotrebi dentalnih štitinika u nogometu. |
| Abstract (english) | Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of sports-related dental and traumatic head injuries in football players, as well as their attitudes about the use of dental mouthguards.
Methods: The study was conducted among 120 football players. Data were collected using questionnaire during the 2019/2020 playing season. The questionnaire consisted of 35 questions. The first part included questions about age, gender, time of playing experience and position on the field of play. In the second part of the questionnaire participants answered questions about head injuries. The third part comprised of questions concerning general and dental trauma as well as the use of mouthguards.
Results: There were 120 soccer players included in this study with the average age of 16 years (12-23 years). The average time of playing experience was nine years (1.5-16 years). There were 14 goalkeepers, 38 defenders, 36 midfield players and 32 forward players. The most common orofacial injury was tooth injury in eight players (6.6%) but it was not statistically significant (P=0.060). The most common tooth injury was crown fracture in seven football players (5.8%) which was statistically significant in relation to tooth avulsion in one player (0.8%) (P=0.012). None of participans included in this study were using mouthguards and 26 of them (21.7%) considered that mouthguard in football was not necessary. There were 29 (24.2%) players who sustained head injury while playing football. Among players with the head injury there were five (35.7%) goalkeepers, nine (23.7%) defenders, ten (27.8%) midfield players and five (15.6%) forward players (P=0.046). Correct knowledge score of dental trauma, CKS-DT, was 2.33±1.02 points and there was no statistically significant difference between goalkeepers (2.14±1.09), defenders (2.32±1.12), midfield players (2.31±1.06) and forward players (2.44±0.84) (P=0.841).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed high incidence of head injuries in soccer players (29 participants ; 24.2%) and lower incidence of dental injuries among football players 8 participants ; 6.7%). Most of them were not aware of the importance of prevention of dental injuries and they did not use mouthguards. It is necessary to raise the awareness of dental injuries prevention in soccer by using mouthguards |
