Kids Dental Insurance, Dental health of professional footballers is "poor" and affects performance
Nearly four out of 10 UK professional footballers have active tooth decay, while one in 20 has irreversible gum disease, finds a large representative study of players, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
This poor level of dental health is affecting performance and wellbeing, and the sport needs to tackle this head on as a matter of urgency, say the researchers.
There is mounting evidence to suggest that the dental health of professional/elite footballers is below average, but the impact on play has not been clear.