Luiz Gustavo Healt de Lima, Caroline Souza Dos Santos, Juliana Schaia Rocha, Orlando Tanaka, Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro Rosa, Gil Guilherme Gasparello
Dental traumas in sports are common and have physical, social, psychological, and economic impacts. The aim of this study was to determine, through a systematic review, the prevalence of dental trauma in contact and non-contact sports. This review was submitted to PROSPERO (CRD42023421206). Included studies addressed the prevalence of dental trauma in young athletes and adults above 18 years, excluding reviews, editorials, symposiums, or those evaluating athletes under 18 years. A literature search was conducted using the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, LIVIVO, SPORTDiscus, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source (via EBSCO), and Lilacs and BBO, as well as gray literature...
April 20, 2024: Dental Traumatology: Official Publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology