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Plain Language Summary Objective: To examine mouthguard usage, hygiene practices, and oral health status of youth ice hockey players in Ontario. Design: Cross-sectional survey study. Setting: Ontario, Canada; recruitment conducted online in collaboration with the Ontario Minor Hockey Association. Participants: Youth ice hockey players in Ontario who reported mouthguard use. Interventions: Participants voluntarily completed an anonymous online questionnaire administered using REDCap. Main Outcome Measures: Frequency and consistency of mouthguard use, mouthguard cleaning practices, receipt of hygiene instructions, oral hygiene behaviors, and self-reported caries experience and oral health status. Results: Complete responses were obtained from 214 players using mouthguards. Approximately 47% reported wearing mouthguards during both games and practices, with majority (59%) wearing boil-and-bite type. Among custom mouthguard users, 64% reported never receiving care instructions from a dentist, whereas 29% of stock or boil-and-bite users reported no manufacturer guidance. Overall, 52% reported cleaning their mouthguards, and 38% of these did so after every game or practice. Most participants brushed twice daily (71%), whereas fewer flossed daily (28%). Consistent mouthguard use was associated with significantly lower odds of self-reported caries (OR = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.28-0.85). Higher motivation toward oral health was associated with positive self-rated oral health (OR = 3.45; 95% CI: 1.20-9.97). Conclusions: Youth ice hockey players in Ontario demonstrated inconsistent mouthguard use and suboptimal hygiene practices, compounded by limited guidance from dental professionals and manufacturers. Improved education, clinical engagement, and policy initiatives are needed to enhance mouthguard effectiveness and oral health outcomes among youth athletes. Plain Language SummaryThis study surveyed 214 youth ice hockey players in Ontario who use mouthguards to assess how often they wear them, how they clean them, and their oral health. Only about 47% wore mouthguards during both games and practices, and 59% used boil-and-bite types. Many received no hygiene guidance: 64% of custom users reported no care instructions from a dentist and 29% of stock or boil-and-bite users reported no manufacturer guidance. Just 52% cleaned their mouthguards, and only 38% of these did so after every use. Consistent mouthguard use was linked to lower odds of self-reported caries (OR = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.28-0.85), and higher motivation toward oral health was strongly associated with better self-rated oral health (OR = 3.45; 95% CI: 1.20-9.97). The findings highlight a need for better education, dental involvement, and policy support to improve mouthguard hygiene and oral health in youth athletes. Text is machine generated and may contain inaccuracies. FAQ
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Imitation des enseignantsNi prévalence calibrée, ni vérité terrain. Validation humaine à venir. Le volet Gemma est une étiquette directe du modèle pour chaque travail de la base, lue sur la notice réduite au titre. Le volet Codex est un classifieur appris des 10 348 étiquettes directes de Codex et calibré sur les taux pondérés de l'échantillon; les champs sans appui suffisant ne portent aucun appel Codex. Le mode candidate est l'union des deux volets; le consensus est leur intersection. Ces sorties portent le statut machine_predicted_unvalidated et ne sont pas des étiquettes humaines.
Scores du classifieur distillé par catégorie (deux têtes)
| Catégorie | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Métarecherche | 0,001 | 0,009 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens strict) | 0,001 | 0,000 |
| Méta-épidémiologie (sens large) | 0,001 | 0,000 |
| Bibliométrie | 0,001 | 0,001 |
| Études des sciences et des technologies | 0,001 | 0,000 |
| Communication savante | 0,003 | 0,001 |
| Science ouverte | 0,001 | 0,003 |
| Intégrité de la recherche | 0,002 | 0,001 |
| Charge utile insuffisante (le modèle a refusé de juger) | 0,930 | 0,831 |
Scores machine (provisoires)
Les deux têtes enseignantes du modèle étudiant, lues sur ce travail. Un score ordonne la base pour la relecture; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie, et le statut de validation accompagne chaque rangée tel quel.
Scores de référence d'un modèle non mature (critères de maturité non atteints, 7 itérations). Un score ordonne; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · tel quel depuis la passe de notation : score_only signifie que le nombre peut ordonner les travaux, et qu'aucune étiquette de catégorie n'en découleClassification
machine, non validéePrédiction automatique; l’étiquette directe de Gemma et le classifieur distillé Codex s’accordent sur ce qui est montré ici.
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