title: [Oral problems in divers].
abstract: Divers can have several oral problems. Firstly, problems caused by pressure changes. These are barodontalgia and odontocrexis. Barodontalgia is toothache by barotrauma. Odontocrexis is restorations coming lose or breaking or tooth fractures by expansion of air beneath restorations. Other problems can occur by cements used to fix casted restorations, by inflammations in the orofacial region, and by not yet fully healed oral wounds. Secondly, there are problems related to the diver's mouthpiece. To keep the mouthpiece in place, the mandible has to be forced in a forward position. Holding this position often and for long periods of time, may develop or aggravate temporomandibular dysfunction. Insufficient fit of the mouthpiece may induce oral mucosal lesions. Therefore, it is recommended to produce individual diver mouthpieces. It is also recommended to produce individual diver mouthpieces for complete dentures wearing divers and for divers with fixed orthodontic appliances.
authors.affiliation: Uit de sectie Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde en Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Scheper
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lobbezoo
authors.forename: M A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eijkman
mesh_terms: D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D014098:Toothache / Q000209:etiology