THE STUDY OF PRIMARY ADHESION OF CERTAIN STRAINS OF PERIODONTOGENIC BACTERIA AND YEASTLIKE FUNGI TO THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE FABRICATION OF CUSTOM-MADE ATHLETIC MOUTHGUARDS

Abstract

Custom-fabricated mouthguards for sports are currently considered to be the most efficacious devices for the prevention of oral and facial injuries. However, remaining in the mouth during rather a long time, they provide a good substrate for the colonization by and growth of a variety of pathogenic microorganisms that may potentially affect the stomatological status of the athlete. The present work was designed to study the influence of custom-made protective mouthpieces on the microbiocenosis of the oral cavity. It was focused on the evaluation of primary adhesion of certain strains of periodontogenic bacteria and yeast-like fungi to the constructional material of the sports mouthguards.

Keywords

prevention of orofacial injuries / sports mouthguards / adhesion of microorganisms

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