Are dental injuries in sports common?
• Dental injuries are the single most common facial injury in contact sports. An athlete is 60 times more likely to sustain damage to the teeth when not wearing a protective mouthguard. • Every athlete involved in a contact sport like baseball or football has about a 10 percent chance per season of injury to the mouth or teeth. • The cost to replant a tooth and the follow-up dental treatment is typically $5,000. • Victims of knocked-out teeth who do not have a tooth properly preserved or replanted may face lifetime dental costs of $15,000 to $20,000 a tooth, hours in the dental chair, and the possible development of other dental problems such as periodontal disease.
