Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study
Aim: to evaluate the cyclists’ profile and the frequency of dental trauma associated with cycling in a southern city in Brazil. Materials and Methods: a questionnaire was applied to 234 cyclists with at least 18 years old. The variables of interests were: sociodemographic data, data related to the...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Faculdade de Odontologia
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| author | Vinícius Furlan Matheus Luis Reolon Gabriela Oltramari Nery Thalia Tessaro Torresan Luciana Batista Luz Karen Barea de Paula Duarte Regis Burmeister dos Santos Francisco Montagner |
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Aim: to evaluate the cyclists’ profile and the frequency of dental trauma associated with cycling in a southern city in Brazil. Materials and Methods: a questionnaire was applied to 234 cyclists with at least 18 years old. The variables of interests were: sociodemographic data, data related to the profile of users, and data on the occurrence of all traumas and dental traumas. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were carried out (α=5%). Results: The mean age of participants was 31.38 ± 11.6 years, ranging from 14 to 67 years. The majority of the participants were male (62.8%), had attended higher education (45.7%), and had incomes equivalent to 1 to 3 times the minimum wage (39.3%). The main reason given for riding a bicycle was leisure (35.9%). Users of their own bicycles had fewer items of mandatory safety equipment fitted to their bicycles than users of rented bicycles (Student’s t test, P<0.0001). However, study participants riding their own bicycles wore personal protective equipment more frequently than renters (Student’s t test, P<0.0001). Moreover, 33.7% of the respondents reported having suffered an accident, and 25% had traumatized some part of the body. Among those who reported traumas, 20% (4/20) had suffered traumas to hard dental tissues and supporting structures. Discussion: Dental trauma was not frequent in a population predominantly from an urban area that uses bicycles, especially for leisure, despite the prevalence of accidents involving bicycle use. Conclusion: Health education campaigns should emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment for cyclists and of safety items fitted to bicycles, whether cyclists’ own or rented.
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a1dbd69dd7347a9ba6e369af229bd7c2025-08-20T02:34:42ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Faculdade de OdontologiaRevista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre0566-18542177-00182023-02-016410.22456/2177-0018.124883Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational studyVinícius Furlan0Matheus Luis ReolonGabriela Oltramari Nery1Thalia Tessaro Torresan2Luciana Batista Luz3Karen Barea de Paula Duarte4Regis Burmeister dos Santos5Francisco Montagner6Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Aim: to evaluate the cyclists’ profile and the frequency of dental trauma associated with cycling in a southern city in Brazil. Materials and Methods: a questionnaire was applied to 234 cyclists with at least 18 years old. The variables of interests were: sociodemographic data, data related to the profile of users, and data on the occurrence of all traumas and dental traumas. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were carried out (α=5%). Results: The mean age of participants was 31.38 ± 11.6 years, ranging from 14 to 67 years. The majority of the participants were male (62.8%), had attended higher education (45.7%), and had incomes equivalent to 1 to 3 times the minimum wage (39.3%). The main reason given for riding a bicycle was leisure (35.9%). Users of their own bicycles had fewer items of mandatory safety equipment fitted to their bicycles than users of rented bicycles (Student’s t test, P<0.0001). However, study participants riding their own bicycles wore personal protective equipment more frequently than renters (Student’s t test, P<0.0001). Moreover, 33.7% of the respondents reported having suffered an accident, and 25% had traumatized some part of the body. Among those who reported traumas, 20% (4/20) had suffered traumas to hard dental tissues and supporting structures. Discussion: Dental trauma was not frequent in a population predominantly from an urban area that uses bicycles, especially for leisure, despite the prevalence of accidents involving bicycle use. Conclusion: Health education campaigns should emphasize the importance of personal protective equipment for cyclists and of safety items fitted to bicycles, whether cyclists’ own or rented. https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/124883BicyclingWounds and injuriesTooth injuriesDentistry |
| spellingShingle | Vinícius Furlan Matheus Luis Reolon Gabriela Oltramari Nery Thalia Tessaro Torresan Luciana Batista Luz Karen Barea de Paula Duarte Regis Burmeister dos Santos Francisco Montagner Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre Bicycling Wounds and injuries Tooth injuries Dentistry |
| title | Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study |
| title_full | Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study |
| title_short | Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study |
| title_sort | evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of brazil an observational study |
| topic | Bicycling Wounds and injuries Tooth injuries Dentistry |
| url | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/RevistadaFaculdadeOdontologia/article/view/124883 |
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