Abstract
The study proposal was to build a risk matrix on oral health, by analyzing the behavioral and nutritional habits of these individuals and perform your validation. A literature review was carried out to identify risk factors for the oral diseases. The interviewees were 40 volunteer individuals, athletes, professionals or amateurs, or practitioners of physical activity. The validation process consisted of the following steps: 1. Validity of the content; 2. Verbal understanding; 3. Comparison and correlation of the questionnaire test. The Content Validity Coefficients (CVC), the Content Validity Indexes (CVI) and the Kappa correlation coefficients were calculated for each item. In the phase of assessment of verbal comprehension by volunteers, the final CVC for clarity and understanding was 0.869 and 0.854, respectively. Kappa values varied between 0.5 and 0.667. Cronbach's alpha for each component was calculated, resulting in a cariogenic diet (α = 0.989), acid sports drinks (α = 0.964), oral hygiene (α = 0.963) and dental services (α = 0.980). The definition of this oral profile, in conjunction with an athlete's individual needs, can define treatment and prevention programs, including education in oral health.
Highlights
Regular sports practice is related to better physical results and decreased major mortality risk factors
The Content Validity Coefficients (CVC), the Content Validity Indexes (CVI) and the Kappa correlation coefficients were calculated for each item (Table 3)
There was a suggestion to replace the expression "low-sticky foods" with "foods with little adherence", used in the matrix corresponding to the risk factor, cariogenic diet
Summary
Regular sports practice is related to better physical results and decreased major mortality risk factors. In addition to situations involving severe pain or discomfort compatible with acute infections, the athlete is subject to chronic infectious-inflammatory diseases of periodontal tissues, dental fractures due to trauma, orofacial fractures, loss of tooth structure due to chemical erosion, cavities and temporomandibular joint disorders (Ashley et al, 2015). These conditions may directly interfere in training adaptation, such as the case of infectious-inflammatory diseases and pain. An athlete's oral health condition must be considered as a potential impact factor for the success of training and competitions (Needleman et al, 2014)
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