Maxillofacial and dental ice hockey injuries.
Maxillofacial and dental ice hockey injuries in Finland were studied during 1979 to 1985. A total of 6,885 accidents occurred to registered players between 1979 and 1982, and 791 (11.5%) of them affected the maxillofacial and dental regions. There were 1,401 separate injuries during the same period, 1,184 of which (84.5%) affected the teeth. The most common cause of accidents (in 54.1% of cases) was a blow received from a stick. Maxillofacial and dental injuries accounted for 38.0% of the total cost of all ice hockey injuries. The mean cost of maxillofacial and dental injuries was over 3 times as high as that for ice hockey injuries as a whole. The use of a mandatory full-cage face mask greatly reduced the number of maxillofacial and dental injuries and hence the cost of treatment.
Sane
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Ylipaavalniemi
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Leppänen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013177:Sports; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy