On the occasion of World Oral Health Day, which is observed every year on March 20, the Hellenic Dental Federation is running an awareness campaign under the slogan “Visit your dentist to buy your own sports brace and play safe”, due to the need for personalized sports brace since childhood for young athletes .

In a commercial filmed with the kind assistance of an Olympic champion and a father of two young children, Lefteri PetruniaThe individual sports brace, the well-known brace, stands out as the most effective means of preventing dental injuries in contact sports as well as team sports (martial arts, football, basketball, water polo, skateboarding, gymnastics, etc.) .)

The President of the Hellenic Dental Federation, Mr. Athanasios Devliotis, said: “We view this issue as a public health issue for which perhaps parents as well as sports clubs have not fully realized its importance. Traumatic dental injuries in sports are considered a public health problem due to their high frequency, as well as their physical, physiological, social and economic consequences. In addition, when they occur at a young age, they can have a negative impact on the quality of life of children and adolescents. The custom sports brace, which every little athlete can get in a single visit to the dentist, is a necessary preventive measure that will protect them while training and playing the sport of their choice.”

Dental trauma is the 5th most common disease in the world.

With a custom sports braces, unlike many prefabricated braces, the athlete can breathe freely, speak and communicate comfortably with their teammates without falling, while protecting the teeth and underlying bones, as well as the joints in the skull. At the same time, a personalized sports brace allows the children who wear it not to suffer gum and cheek injuries from the brace itself.

According to international scientific studies, dental trauma is the 5th most common pathological condition in the world, followed by caries, with dental and facial injuries affecting 20-30% of the world’s population. 1/3 of these injuries occur during sports.