Abstract
Dental injury amongst contact sport participants commonly involves the upper front teeth which may chip, fracture, loosen or be avulsed. This injury may be devastating - affecting appearance, speech and the ability to eat. Very little Australian-based epidemiological information exists about the incidence of dental injury in sport despite national medical and dental groups recommending the use of professionally-fitted mouthguards to minimise head, facial and dental injury. Pilot study data has been submitted for publication which surveys the prevalence and type of mouthguards in use amongst Australian Football League players at all levels and dental injury data presenting to hospital emergency departments from 1990–1996. Presentations to emergency departments based on Victorian Injury Surveillance System and the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne show that peak weekly incidence of dental trauma occurs on ‘traditional' match days, Saturday and Sunday However, Tuesday to Friday also show high incidence in the afternoon and early evening which are often training times or school sport days.
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