Use of facial protection to prevent reinjury during sports practice.
The objective of the study was to report the prevention of facial reinjury of a volleyball player using a custom-made protective facial shield. A custom-made protective partial facial shield was fabricated using polymethylmethacrylate and was fitted with a soft lining material to provide additional comfort and protection to the injured area. Facial protection provides greater security against possible facial injuries and allows injured areas to recover during sports practice.
Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. goiato@foa.unesp.br
Marcelo Coelho
MC
Goiato
Daniela Micheline
DM
dos Santos
Amália
A
Moreno
Marcela Filié
MF
Haddad
Aldiéris Alves
AA
Pesqueira
Karina Helga Leal
KH
Turcio
Stefan Fiuza
SF
de Carvalho Dekon
Lisiane Cristina
LC
Bannwart
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D054798:Volleyball / Q000293:injuries*
D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate