Surface deterioration and poor handling of sports mouthguards for young football players promote bacterial attachment and colonisation requiring mechanical cleaning

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess bacterial contamination on sports mouthguards and their storage cases used by children under 12, and to determine how surface deterioration and poor handling practices influence bacterial attachment and biofilm formation. Materials and methods Mouthguar...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí:	Raghu Nandan Badari, Bita Zaferanloo, Vito Butardo, Huseyin Sumer
Formáid:	Artigo
Teanga:	Inglês
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe:	BMC 2025-11-01
Sraith:	BMC Oral Health
Ábhair:	Children’s mouthguards Oral hygiene practices Bacterial attachment Mouthguard Pseudomonas putida
Rochtain ar líne:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07016-9
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