Effects of Contact Sports on Temporomandibular Disorders: An Observational Study

Vito Crincoli; Corrado De Biase; Angela Pia Cazzolla; Alessandra Campobasso; Mario Dioguardi; Maria Grazia Piancino; Luigi Mattia; Domenico Ribatti; Mariasevera Di Comite

doi:10.3390/dj10100180

Dentistry Journal (Sep 2022)

Effects of Contact Sports on Temporomandibular Disorders: An Observational Study

Vito Crincoli,
Corrado De Biase,
Angela Pia Cazzolla,
Alessandra Campobasso,
Mario Dioguardi,
Maria Grazia Piancino,
Luigi Mattia,
Domenico Ribatti,
Mariasevera Di Comite

Affiliations

Vito Crincoli: Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Corrado De Biase: Department of Surgical Sciences, I.R.C. Dental School, University of Turin, Via Nizza 230, 10126 Turin, Italy
Angela Pia Cazzolla: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Clinica Odontoiatrica, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy
Alessandra Campobasso: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Clinica Odontoiatrica, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy
Mario Dioguardi: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Clinica Odontoiatrica, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy
Maria Grazia Piancino: Department of Surgical Sciences, I.R.C. Dental School, University of Turin, Via Nizza 230, 10126 Turin, Italy
Luigi Mattia: Department of Dental Sciences, University of Bologna, Via San Vitale 59, 40125 Bologna, Italy
Domenico Ribatti: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Division of Complex Operating Unit of Dentistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy
Mariasevera Di Comite: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Division of Complex Operating Unit of Dentistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/dj10100180
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 10
p. 180

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The study investigated the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in 100 competitive athletes in contact sports, equally grouped by the practiced game: Soccer (SoG), Rugby (RG), American Football (AFG), Boxing (BoG), Basketball (BaG), compared to a randomly control group of 20 non-athletes (CG). Symptoms and signs were examined according to the standardized Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders through a questionnaire and clinical evaluation. Arthralgia showed significant differences between RG and CG and between AFG and CG (p p p p p < 0.05). The data seem to support a relationship between the prevalence of TMD symptoms and signs in competitive athletes in contact sports, especially in RG and AFG compared to CG.

Published in Dentistry Journal

ISSN: 2304-6767 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/dentistry

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