Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
December 2010
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
11
Issue:
4

Oral radiological findings in a population of athletes at the III Para-Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the oral health status in a population of para-athletes competing at the III-Para-Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, using Digital Panoramic Radiographs (DPR). Method: The study was approved by the appropriate institutional review board. Over 1,500 contestants and medical staff received printed invitations before and during the Games. DPR were taken from 118 recruited para-athletes, mean age 32.3(sd±9.53), 92(77.97%) males. A trained practitioner assessed all DPRs, observing/ registering teeth conditions as known: Erupted/Sound (S); Absent (A); Non-erupted/impacted (NE); Partly-erupted (PE); Extensive carious lesion (EC); Extensive carious lesion w/periapical lesion (EC+PL); Restored (R); Cyst (C); Residual roots (RR); Implant (I); Fracture (F); Orthodontic Band (OB); Anomalous lateral incisor (ALI); Endodontic treatment w/periapical lesion (ET+PL). Results: Number of observations(n)/average per athlete: S:n=2451/20.77; A:n= 401/3.40; NE:n=52/0.44; PE:n=20/0.17; EC:n= 62/0.52; EC+PL:n= 50/0.42; R:n= 670/5.67; C:n=4/0.03; RR:n= 22/0.18; I:n=5/0.04; F:n=3/0.02; OB:n=11/0.09; ALI:n=12/0.10; ET+PL:n= 13/0.11. Conclusions: Oral health preventive programmes should be encouraged within this special population. DPR is a useful method for screening large populations with special needs during major sports events.

Key words: Athletes, digital panoramic radiographs, Pan American Games, oral health status

Article Price
£15.00
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Page Start
187
Page End
191
Authors
Aurelino Machado L Guedes, Rafaela De Andrade, Fabio R Guedes, Anne Luise Scabell De Almeida, Juliana De Jesus Rodrigues-Da-Silva, Eduardo Muniz Barretto Tinoco

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