McCarthy, Sally;
Gulabivala, Kishor;
Harvey, Simon;
St George, Geoffrey;
Ng, Yuan;
(2024)
Endodontic sequelae associated with repetitive impacts to the dento-facial region during boxing activities.
International Endodontic Journal
, 57
(10)
pp. 1380-1394.
10.1111/iej.14111.
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Abstract
AIM: To explore self-reported dentofacial trauma and their potential endodontic sequelae in boxers using a questionnaire, followed by clinical and radiographic assessment to (1) compare the nature and number of self-reported dentofacial injuries with physical evidence of injury sequelae; and (2) investigate potential risk factors influencing dentofacial trauma and their endodontic sequelae. METHODOLOGY: A focus group validated questionnaire was completed by 176 boxers recruited from 16 London boxing clubs; 61 boxers from this cohort then attended a London dental hospital, for a clinical and radiographic assessment. Data from the questionnaire and clinical assessments were then collated and analysed using Chi-squared or t-tests. RESULTS: Questionnaire data revealed 87.5% of boxers reported a history of dentofacial trauma during boxing activity. The clinical and radiographic assessment detected evidence of dentofacial trauma in 91.8% of boxers and dental injury or endodontic-related injury sequelae in 68.9% of boxers. There was a significant association between dentofacial trauma and boxers who did not participate in weekly neck weight sessions (p < .001), and there was a significant association between trauma-related endodontic sequelae and: boxer age (p = .01); competitions per month (p = .002); and defensive skill (p = .007). CONCLUSIONS: A majority of the cohort had suffered dentofacial injuries and endodontic sequelae. The questionnaire data under-reported musculoskeletal injuries and endodontic sequelae, suggesting that some hard-tissue injuries following repetitive dentofacial trauma may have a subclinical presentation. Injury risk may be related to increased boxer age, defensive skills, frequency of participation in competitions, and frequency of neck weight sessions per week.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Endodontic sequelae associated with repetitive impacts to the dento-facial region during boxing activities |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/iej.14111 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.14111 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 The Author(s). International Endodontic Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Endodontic Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Dental trauma, endodontic sequelae, repetitive impact |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > Restorative Dental Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193045 |
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