INCIDÊNCIA E TIPOS DE TRAUMATISMO DENTÁRIO QUE ACOMETEM DESPORTISTAS, PREVENÇÃO E TRATAMENTO: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

Accidents involving dental trauma are common in sports, often related to falls and collisions across a wide range of sports. Given this context, the objective of this study is to conduct a literature review to determine the incidence and types of dental trauma that most commonly affect athletes across different sports, the effectiveness of different types of mouthguards and proper immediate clinical management. The study uses a retrospective longitudinal bibliographic research design, evaluating scientific articles published between 1982 and 2025, retrieved from the Medline, Pubmed, BBO, Lilacs, Scielo, and Google Scholar databases. Each term will be combined using Boolean operators and/or (AND/OR). The findings presented in this study should be interpreted with caution due to the heterogeneity of the included studies, resulting from sample size and methodology applied, implying effects on the mean and standard deviation. The results obtained showed the frequent occurrence of dental trauma in various sports. Coronal fractures were the recurrent, followed by dislocations and avulsions in sports such as soccer, basketball, rugby, cycling, and combat sports. This survey also presents the effectiveness of individualized mouthguards in reducing the severity of accidents involving the teeth, as well as the importance of applying the correct immediate procedures in the face of these accidents.