SVOA Dentistry

Kratika Mishra^1*, Sheetal Khandelwal², Amit Bhardwaj³, Anuj Bhardwaj⁴ and Shivani Bhardwaj⁵

¹Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, India

²P. G. Resident, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Rau, Indore. M.P, India

³Dean, Professor and Head, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Modern Dental College and Research Centre, Indore, M.P, India

⁴Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Rau, Indore. M.P. Adjunct Professor at Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.

⁵Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Rau, Indore. M.P, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Kratika Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, India

Received: April 15, 2022     Published: May 04, 2022

Abstract

Sports dentistry is one of the branches which is being explored meticulously over the years, providing preventive measures to well defined treatment modalities for traumas and injuries associated with sports and on-field activities. In the current scenario, indulgence into sports and recreational activities has increased manifolds in not just paediatric age group but traversing to all ages and accounts for higher incidences of oral and maxillofacial trauma. Thus, general dentists and specialist dentists must have adequate knowledge to provide comprehensive dentofacial care. This article draws attention and enumerates measures to generate awareness, options for delivering preventive management devices and treatment modalities for sports related injuries.

Keywords: Abrasion, Faceguard, Orofacial Injuries, Sports Dentistry

Citation: Mishra K, Khandelwal S, Bhardwaj A, Bhardwaj A, Bhardwaj S. “Sports Dentistry-Unveiling Untouched Grounds of Dentistry-A Review”. SVOA Dentistry 2022, 3:3, 136-138.