Mandibular fracture with a mouth formed mouthguard in kickboxing.
Reports of injuries caused by kickboxing, one of the contact sports that potentially causes a large number of injuries, are relatively rare. Wearing a mouthguard is obligatory in kickboxing, but the association between maxillofacial injuries and the quality of mouthguards has not been described thus far. In this article, we present a case of mandibular fracture in a 25-year-old male, who was injured during kickboxing despite wearing a mouth formed mouthguard.
Shimoyama
Tetsuo
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Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
Masuda
Issei
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Numa
Takehiro
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Horie
Norio
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D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000293:injuries*; D009064:Mouth Protectors / Q000592:standards*