Dental hygienists can provide guidance by identifying children who are at increased risk of dental trauma and discussing this risk with them and their parents. The permanent dentition of children begins to erupt around the age of 6-7 years. Children with permanent dentitions who have an increased overjet are at higher risk of dental trauma. A normal overjet is 0 -3 mm. Children who have twice the normal overjet 3-6 mm, experience twice the number of injuries to the teeth. These children are easy to identify and dental hygienists should educate them and their parents about the increased risk of dental trauma and provide guidance on what to do if an oral injury occurs.
These children with increased overjet should wear protective mouthguards when playing contact sports. Typically, kids will only wear mouthguards when they are required to, but many injuries occur when playing unorganized sports, such as skateboarding, riding a bicycle or even jumping on a tramapoline. Dental hygienists should encourage children with increased overjet to wear a mouthguard even during these everyday activities.
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