Associations between poor oral health and reinjuries in male elite soccer players: a cross-sectional self-report study Henny Solleveld, Arnold Goedhart and Luc Vanden Bossche BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2015, 7:11 doi:10.1186/s13102-015-0004-y Quote: Background Although it is well known that oral pathogens can enter the systemic circulation and cause disease, it is largely unknown if poor oral health increases the risk of sports injuries. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between poor oral health and reinjuries in male elite soccer players, adjusted for psychosocial problems and player characteristics. Methods 184 Players in premier league soccer clubs and 31 elite, junior soccer players in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, were enrolled in a retrospective cross-sectional study
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Association between oral health and musculoskeletal injury
