Preventive knowledge of traumatic dental injuries in contact sports athletes at a private club in Peru

Alfaro J.F.A.; Bolaños W.J.C. · Gaceta Medica Boliviana (2025) · DOI: 10.47993/gmb.v48i2.1140

Resumen

Objective: to identify the level of knowledge of traumatic dental injury prevention among high-impact athletes at a private center in Peru, January 2022. Material and methods: Cross-sectional and descriptive study. One hundred high-impact athletes from the Strike Sumisión Funcional CORNER (SSF CORNER) center in Lima, Peru, participated. An online survey was conducted using a self-administered instrument, which was validated by expert opinion. The instrument had 20 questions divided into four dimensions: soft tissue injuries of the oral cavity, tooth fracture, tooth mobility, and tooth avulsion. Results: of the total number of respondents, 51.0% reported a good level of knowledge, followed by 37.0% who had acceptable knowledge. In addition, the good level prevailed in the male gender with 53.1%. Furthermore, good and acceptable levels were distinguished in the 26-30 age group, with 56.3% and 40.6%, respectively. A good level was shown in the amateur category with 50.0%. A good level of knowledge for dental mobility and dental avulsion predominated with 53.0%. Conclusions: the level of knowledge of the prevention of traumatic dental injuries in high-contact athletes at a private Peruvian center was good in 51.0% of cases.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista