Sports Performance in Children
Conditions
Keywords
mouthguard, digital workflow, sports performance, protective equipment
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of custom mouthguards, prepared using digital workflow, on the sports performance of children and adolescents who play basketball, and to evaluate their views on the use of mouthguards. Do digitally produced custom mouthguards have an effect on the sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players? Will the awareness and opinions of child and adolescent basketball players regarding mouthguards be affected? Participants will: Undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Interventions
DEVICEMouthguard
After the participants' records are taken with intraoral scanners, custom mouthguards will be prepared from soft EVA sheets in a dental laboratory setting.
OTHERPerformance test
Participants will undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Sponsors
Akdeniz University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Involved in basketball for at least one year, * Amateur or semi-professional athletes, * Possession of a health report confirming eligibility for high-activity sports, * No severe skeletal or dental anomalies, * Class I occlusion relationship, * No or mild dental crowding issues, * No severe nasal deviation that would interfere with sports, * No prior use of any type of mouthguard, * Training 4-5 days a week and actively competing in a basketball league.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals with mouth breathing, * Individuals with a history of adenoid vegetation or enlarged adenoids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players | From enrollment to the end of performance tests, up to 20 weeks | Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players will be evaluated by a performance test. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards | Within 10 minutes after the performance test | Participants will complete a ...-item questionnaire regarding their knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards. |
Contacts
Primary ContactAyşe Cengiz
Backup ContactEbru Kurt
Outcome results
None listed