Explores the intricate interrelationship between oral health and prolonged all exercise

Identifies sports-related oral risk factors

Describes the dental conditions most frequently observed in athletes and their impact on performance

Provides therapeutic solutions for the most common dental lesions in athletes

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Setting the Scene: Endurance Sport, Athletes & Training: A Brief History of Sport.- The Current Popularity of Endurance Sports: Why?.- A Definition of Sport.- Physiological Basics of Endurance Sports.- Regulatory Medical Surveillance of Sport. Oral Health: Sports-Related Risk Factors: The Importance of Oral Health and Athletes.- A Summary of The Risk Factors Affecting Oral Health.- Nutrition of Endurance Athletes: Risk Factor.- Too Much of a Good Thing? The Time Factor Risk.- Exercise Induced Immune Suppression: Risk Factor.- Salivary Alterations: Risk Factor.- Psychology of The Endurance Athlete: Risk Factor.- Medication And The Endurance Athlete: Risk Factor.- Dental Traumatology and the Endurance Athlete: Risk Factor.- Education, Knowledge and Motivation: Risk Factor.- Access to Dental Treatment: Risk Factor. Clinical Reality: Physiological Processes & Oral Health: Periodontal Consequences.- Dental Consequences.- The Dry Mouth Syndrome of Athletes.- Clinical Reality: Dental Occlusion And Performance.- One Step Further: The Influence of Physical Effort on the Manducator System.- The Spread of Oral Infections and Performance.- Dental Pain and Performance.- Notion of Life Quality. Dental Management and Care of Athletes: General Principles.- Specific Principles: Dental Practice.- Therapeutic Solutions for the Most Common Dental Lesions in Endurance Athletes.- The Treatment of Dental Trauma.- Doping, Prescription and Dentistry.- Conclusion (and Final Remarks). Appendix.