Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports[1]specially during mixed dentition period or with proclined upper anteriors. Sports dentistry is one of the most recent and upcoming fields in dentistry which deals with the prevention and management of such injuries. The most significant aspect in this field is prevention utilizing protective devices such as properly-fitting helmets, face masks and/or mouth guards. Anterior teeth proclination is a crucial risk factor for sports-related orofacial injury. Therefore correction of the dental proclination remains an important preventive measure. This case report discusses a case presenting with anterior tooth fracture as a result of sports injury along with anterior dental proclination which was treated with Apexification followed by fabrication of a protective mouthguard as a preventive measure for probable future sports related injuries due to his proclined anteriors.
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2022: 6.012
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