Sports Dentistry

Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive resource that addresses all aspects of this burgeoning field of dentistry.

• Provides a comprehensive manual that covers the fundamental principles and practice of sports dentistry
• Addresses all aspects of sports dentistry, including treatment of injuries, preventative measures, oral health and marketing and practice management
• Offers information on providing dental facilities at sporting arenas
• Presents suggestions for treating young children and the specific issues they present
• Includes a companion website with illustrative case studies

List of Contributors ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

About the Companion Website xv

1 Introduction 1
Peter D. Fine, Chris Louca, and Albert Leung

2 Dealing with Dental Trauma: The Adult Athlete 13
peter D. Fine

3 Dealing with Sporting Dental Trauma in Paediatric Patients 29
Paul Ashley

4 Restoration of Teeth Damaged by Trauma 41
Robert Stone

5 Dealing with Endodontic Problems Following Sporting Trauma 57
Geoffrey St. George

6 Dealing with Tooth Wear in Athletes 85
Rebecca Moazzez

7 Prevention of Sporting Dental Injuries 103
Peter D. Fine

8 The Role of Nutrition in Sport: Current Sports Nutrition Advice 121
Gillian Horgan

9 Oral Health, the Elite Athlete, and Performance 139
Ian Needleman

10 Screening for Dental Disease Amongst Elite Athletes 159
Lyndon Meehan

11 Delivering Dental Facilities at Sporting Events 191
John Haughey

Index 209

Peter D. Fine, BDS, PhD, is Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Sports Dentistry Programme in London, UK.

Chris Louca, BDS, PhD, BSc, AKC, is Director and Head of School at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy in Portsmouth, UK.

Albert Leung, BDS, LLM, MA, FGDSRCSI, is Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Continuing Professional Development in London, UK, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive resource that addresses all aspects of this burgeoning field of dentistry. The authors — experts in the field — examine effective responses for treating dental trauma and include practical suggestions for preventing acute trauma in the sporting arena. The book discusses dietary implications, nutrition, the need for screening in professional sports, the role oral health plays in sporting performance, saliva, restorative techniques for the traumatised or eroded dentition, and more.

This manual's coverage encompasses paediatric dentistry and the specific issues young athletic children encounter, and a useful section on first aid readiness presents procedures that can help ensure adequate care prior to the patient being seen by a sports dentist. This important text:

• Provides a comprehensive manual that covers the fundamental principles and practice of sports dentistry
• Addresses all aspects of sports dentistry, including treatment of injuries, preventative measures, oral health and marketing and practice management
• Offers information on providing dental facilities at sporting arenas
• Presents suggestions for treating young children and the specific issues they present

Written primarily for general dental practitioners and specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics and endodontics, the book is also useful for sports medicine doctors and specialists and physiotherapists. Sports Dentistry offers professionals a thorough review of the most effective dental, endodontic and restorative treatments for sports dentistry