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Condition of hard tissues of teeth and oral fluid in athletes-swimmers
- Source :
- Спортивная медицина: наука и практика, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 19-23 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- National Alliance of Medicine and Sports - Healthy Generation, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective: to determine the state of dental hard tissues and saliva parameters changing in competitive swimmers, before and after a 2­hour training session in the chlorinated water swimming pool.Materials and methods: saliva parameters of competitive swimmers trained in the sport club “Grifon”, city of St. Petersburg, Russia (n = 21), age of participants 18.1 ± 3.5 years, qualifications (1 category­Master of Sports) and track and field athletes of the sports schools “Nevsky district” and “Orlyonok”, city of St. Petersburg, Russia (n = 18), age of participants 18.80 ± 4.54 years, qualifications (1 category — Master of Sports), have been analyzed by various tests include a study of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), fluorine (F) levels, and pH before and after training sessions. All athletes in the experimental and control groups have passed an examination by dentist, including: examination of the oral cavity with the determination of the KPU index (the sum of carious, filled and removed permanent teeth in the subject), examination of the most common places of occurrence of dental enamel erosion (medical binoculars) and filling out specially designed questionnaires.Results: there was a tendency to decrease of the average saliva pH in competitive swimmers’ group after a training session, varying from 6.9 ± 0.1 (before training) to 6.5 ± 0.1 (after training) (p > 0.05). In track and field athletes, saliva pH did not change significantly (7.1 ± 0.2 before training and 7.0 ± 0.1 after training) (p < 0.05). The competitive swimmers showed a statistically significant increase in Calcium (Ca) levels (1.25 ± 0.15 mmol/L before exercise and 1.56 ± 0.11 mmol/L after exercise) and Fluorine (F) (0.0010 ± 0.0003 mmol / L before exercise and 0.0090 ± 0.0004 mmol / L after training session) in saliva. The Phosphorus (P) level in saliva was significantly reduced after the training session (from 6.09 ± 0.39 to 3.89 ± 0.46 mmol / L) (p > 0.05). In track and field athletes, there were no significant changes in Ca, F and P levels before and after a training session. As a result of the dentist’s examination, competitive swimmers were found to have 3 athletes (14.3 %) with lesions of the teeth enamel, corresponding to dental erosion and caused by localized demineralization. In the control group of athletes, no such pathologies were revealed.Conclusion: discovered saliva parameters changing in competitive swimmers (decrease in free salivation, pH level, and increase in the level of Ca and F in saliva) can contribute to the demineralization of tooth enamel. Timely and controlled use of fluorides (as part of mouth rinses, application gels, fluoride varnishes), regular preventive dental examinations, in order to prevent the loss of mineral composition of the teeth when swimming in chlorinated pools, will minimize the risk of staining and dental enamel erosions.
- Subjects :
- Chlorinated water
Saliva
Dentistry
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
physical exercise
Mouth rinse
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
swimming
Permanent teeth
Ph level
biology
Enamel paint
Athletes
business.industry
dental status
030206 dentistry
ph of the oral cavity
biology.organism_classification
Tooth enamel
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
visual_art
Sports medicine
visual_art.visual_art_medium
business
erosion of teeth
RC1200-1245
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- ISSN :
- 25879014 and 22232524
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sports medicine: research and practice
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....faf3959c1e7884e6a9db07509398035d