The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of custom mouthguards, prepared using digital workflow, on the sports performance of children and adolescents who play basketball, and to evaluate their views on the use of mouthguards. Do digitally produced custom mouthguards have an effect on the sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players? Will the awareness and opinions of child and adolescent basketball players regarding mouthguards be affected? Participants will: Undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
After the participants' records are taken with intraoral scanners, custom mouthguards will be prepared from soft EVA sheets in a dental laboratory setting.
Participants will undergo the Yo-Yo performance test both while using and not using mouthguards prepared with a digital workflow.
Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players
Effects of custom mouthguards on sports performance of child and adolescent basketball players will be evaluated by a performance test.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of performance tests, up to 20 weeks
Knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards
Participants will complete a ...-item questionnaire regarding their knowledge, awareness, and views on mouthguards.
Time frame: Within 10 minutes after the performance test
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