Mandibular fracture with a mouth formed mouthguard in kickboxing
Norio Horie, Department of Oral Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-8550, JapanTel.: +81 49 228 3687Fax: +81 49 228 3687e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Abstract – Reports of injuries caused by kickboxing, one of the contact sports that potentially causes a large number of injuries, are relatively rare. Wearing a mouthguard is obligatory in kickboxing, but the association between maxillofacial injuries and the quality of mouthguards has not been described thus far. In this article, we present a case of mandibular fracture in a 25-year-old male, who was injured during kickboxing despite wearing a mouth formed mouthguard.
