title: Mandibular fracture with a mouth formed mouthguard in kickboxing.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoyama
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numa
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: 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*