What is it about?
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of three different mouth-guards on the airflow dynamics of oral breathing under increased ventilatory conditions at peak workload.
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Why is it important?
The custom-made PlaySafe maxillary and maxillary boil-and-bite mouth-guards do not significantly reduce airflow dynamics of oral breathing when compared with the bi-maxillary boil-and-bite, instead, these two types of mouth-guards were found to positively affect aerobic capacity.
Perspectives
According to the results of the present study, and findings made by other authors, the contact sports athletes are advised to use a custom-made Play Safe maxillary mouth-guard for training and competition, or, if unavailable, to choose a maxillary boil-and-bite mouth-guard as it less impairs aerobic capacity than the bi-maxillary boil-and-bite mouth-guard.
PhD Agron M Rexhepi
Institute of Sports Anthropology
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This page is a summary of: The functional efficiency of mouthguards in martial sports, Human Movement, January 2013, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.,
DOI: 10.2478/humo-2013-0043.
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