Dental Traumatology and Sports Dentistry

Abstract

Sports dentistry has gradually grown as speciality in recent years. It is very common among children to get injured while taking part in any kind of sports activity. Dental Trauma is the major bracket which connects sports and dentistry. In recent years, road traffic accidents, domestic violence have contributed immensely to initiate the dental traumatic injuries which is nowadays considered as a dental public health problem. Sports dentistry is the branch of dentistry which deals with prevention and treatment of oral & maxillofacial injuries. It comprises of two components: first is the treatment of oral and craniofacial injuries and second is the prevention of these sports related injuries. Dentists must be knowledgeable about certain treatment modalities in branches of dentistry such as orthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery to ensure and provide comprehensive dentofacial care.