Prosthetic Therapy of Sports Injuries of the Teeth - Case Report

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Protetska terapija sportskih ozljeda zuba - prikaz slučaja
• Author: Sanja Mandić
• Mentor: Sonja Kraljević-Šimunković (mentor)
• Committee member: Sonja Kraljević-Šimunković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Iva Alajbeg (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Anja Baraba (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine; Prosthetic Dentistry

Abstract

Sports injuries are traumas that occur accidentally in various sports rather often. Because of its anatomical position and prominence, the face, as well as the oral cavity and associated teeth are at a very high risk to become involved. Sport-related injuries may lead to severe consequences that have a negative impact on the physical and mental well- being of the injured person, particularly in young people. Especially sports disciplines that encompass a ball or racket are noticed to be dangerous for the athlete. In most of the cases, it happens that the frontal teeth are injured or fractured. It presents an enormous problem to the injured person, as it involves an aesthetically visible area. Furthermore, trauma to the frontal region presents a difficulty to the dentist, too. The dentist has to not only decide the right time for the treatment procedure but also the accurate therapy plan. The choice of the treatment option depends on the type of the trauma. Prosthodontics is the key to solving the effects of traumatized and fractured teeth. Prosthetic treatment options include the production of removable and fixed dentures as well as crowns. When combining prosthodontics with implantology even the most severe consequences such as loss of teeth can be treated. In this thesis, a case of a young male patient who was 20 years old at the time of the trauma is documented. As a result of a football-related injury, the boy’s left central incisor fractured horizontally in the mid-portion of the tooth and received prosthetic treatment. A dental implant and a crown were placed after the extraction of tooth 21. A crown was also placed on tooth 11, which had undergone endodontic treatment before the sports trauma. Additionally, tooth 22 received restorative treatment due to a minor incisal edge fracture. Since a young frontally visible permanent tooth is involved, it is of utmost importance to preserve its position in terms of aesthetics, function, and phonetics in the oral cavity.

Abstract (croatian)

Sportske ozljede su traume do kojih često dolazi slučajno u raznim sportovima. Zbog svog anatomskog položaja i istaknutosti, lice, kao i usna šupljina i zubi, pod vrlo visokim su rizikom da budu zahvaćeni. Ozljede povezane sa sportom mogu dovesti do teških posljedica koje negativno utječu na tjelesno i psihičko stanje ozlijeđene osobe, posebice kod mladih. Osobito se primjećuje da su sportske discipline koje uključuju lopticu ili reket opasne za sportaša. U većini slučajeva događa se da su prednji zubi ozlijeđeni ili slomljeni. Ozlijeđenom predstavlja veliki problem jer zahvaća estetski vidljivo područje. Nadalje, trauma frontalne regije predstavlja poteškoću i stomatologu. Stomatolog mora odrediti pravo vrijeme za postupak liječenja, kao i točan plan terapije. Izbor mogućnosti liječenja ovisi o vrsti traume. Protetika je ključ za rješavanje posljedica traumatiziranih i slomljenih zuba. Mogućnosti protetskog liječenja uključuju izradu mobilnih i fiksnih proteza te krunica. Kombinacijom protetike i implantologije mogu se liječiti i najteže posljedice poput gubitka zuba. U ovom radu dokumentiran je slučaj mladog pacijenta kojem je u vrijeme traume bilo 20 godina. Kao posljedica ozljede povezane s nogometom, mladićev je lijevi središnji sjekutić puknuo vodoravno u središnjem dijelu zuba i protetski je zbrinut. Zubni implantat i krunica postavljeni su nakon vađenja zuba 21 te je izrađena krunica na endodonstki liječenom zubu 11. Osim toga, zub 22 podvrgnut je restorativnom tretmanu zbog manje frakture incizalnog ruba. Budući da je riječ o mladom, frontalno vidljivom trajnom zubu, od iznimne je važnosti očuvati njegovu estetsku, funkcionalnu i fonetičku poziciju u usnoj šupljini.

• Keywords: Sports Injuries; Facial Injuries; Tooth Loss; Maxillofacial Injuries; Prosthodontics; Dental Implants
• Keywords (croatian): sportske ozljede; ozljede lica; gubitak zuba; maksilofacijalne ozljede; protetika; zubni implantati
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:925105
• Study programme: Title: Dental medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine (doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-06-25 10:53:56