Mandibular fracture with a mouth formed mouthguard in kickboxing.

Full Abstract

Reports of injuries caused by kickboxing, one of the contact sports that potentially causes a large number of injuries, are relatively rare. Wearing a mouthguard is obligatory in kickboxing, but the association between maxillofacial injuries and the quality of mouthguards has not been described thus far. In this article, we present a case of mandibular fracture in a 25-year-old male, who was injured during kickboxing despite wearing a mouth formed mouthguard.

Author information

Author/s: Shimoyama, Tetsuo (T); Masuda, Issei (I); Numa, Takehiro (T); Horie, Norio (N);

Affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (Dent Traumatol), published in Denmark. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 25 (issue 2) : pp 242-4

Dates: Created 2009/03/17; Completed 2009/08/03;

PMID: 19290908, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 8/21/2009)

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