Mouth-Dental Health Profile of The Turkish Paralympic National Team

Abstract

To display the profile of oral and dental health of Turkish athletes preparing for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and to take measures to improve preventive dentistry services. n=17 (24 %) visually impaired athletes of judo, athletics and goalball (men) brances; n=43 (60.5 %) athletes with physical disabilities of coarchery, basketball, swimming, tennis, table tennis branches and  n=11 (% 15,5) athletes with hearing impaired taekwondo branches preparing for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games participated in our study. The evaluations of athletes’ decay (D), missing (M), filled (F) teeth (DMF-T) index and of community periodontal treatment need index (CPITN) have been made according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. In statistical evaluation realized through paired-samples t-test statistical analysis method, there was a statistically significance between the athletes’ D, M and F numerical values and the age (p<0.05). In comparison of gender and dental disease, D, M and F numerical values were statistically significant for both genders (p<0.05); the relation between gender and periodontal tissue disease was found statistically significant (p<0.05). Dental and periodontal disease rates of disabled athletes were above the WHO’s 2020 target values. However, it was seen that the athletes' group had been actively involved in tooth treatment rather than tooth loss. In order to increase the provision of preventive dentistry, disabled athletes should have oral and dental health check twice a year and education on the impact of oral-teeth health on the health of athletes should be organized. 

Keywords

• Disabled athlete,DMF-T,periodontal disease

Türkiye Paralimpik Takımlar Ağız-Diş Sağlığı Profili

Öz

Rio 2016 Paralimpik Oyunlarına hazırlanan Türk sporcularının ağız-diş sağlığı profilini göstermek ve koruyucu diş hekimliği hizmetlerini arttırmaya yönelik önlemler almaktır. Çalışmamıza Rio 2016 Paralimpik Oyunlarına hazırlanan judo, atletizm ve erkek golball branşlarından oluşan görme engelli n=17 (% 24) sporcu; okçuluk, basketbol, yüzme, tenis, masa tenisi branşlarından oluşan bedensel engelli n=43 (% 60,5) sporcu ve işitme engelli tekvando branşından n=11 (% 15,5) sporcu katıldı. Sporcuların çürük (D), kayıp (M),  restore diş (F) indeksi (DMF-T) ve toplumda periodontal tedavi gereksinim indeksi (CPITN) değerlendirmeleri, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) kriterlerine göre yapıldı. Sporcuların sahip oldukları çürük, kayıp ve restore diş sayısal değerleri ile yaş Paired-Samples T Testi istatiksel analiz yöntemi ile istatiksel olarak değerlendirildiğinde; D, M ve F sayısal değeri ile yaş arasında, istatiksel olarak anlamlılık görüldü (p<0.05). Cinsiyet ile diş hastalığı karşılaştırıldığında, D, M ve F sayısal değerleri her iki cinsiyette istatiksel olarak anlamlıydı (p<0.05); cinsiyet ve periodontal doku hastalığı arasındaki ilişkide her iki cinsiyette istatiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p<0,05). Engelli sporcuların sahip oldukları diş ve dişeti hastalık oranları DSÖ 2020 hedef değerlerinin üzerindeydi. Buna rağmen sporcu grubunun diş kaybından daha çok dişin tedavisine yönelik eylemlerde bulunduğu görüldü. Koruyucu diş hekimliği hizmetini arttırmak için engelli sporculara yılda iki kez ağız-diş sağlığı kontrolü yapılmalı ve ağız-diş sağlığının sporcu sağlığı üzerine etkileri hakkında eğitimler düzenlenmelidir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Engelli sporcu,DMF-T,periodontal hastalık

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