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"A Family Tradition for 125 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 21, 1992 - 33 Bowling results Mens Tuesday Night Congratulations to the fol- lowing trophy award winners. Chanpionship Trophy: Jeff Cox, Rick Farrington, Tre- vor Mollon, Ian Ervine, Ted Harvard, Wayne Cox. Consolation Trophy: Bill Ruesink, David uires, George Monk, Steve Zaporozan, Lorne Shaw, David Shaw. High Pinfall Trophy : Jeff Cox, Rick Farrington, Tre- vor Mollon, Ian Ervine, Ted Harvard, Wayne Cox. Skunk: Milton Anderson. Most Improved: Hal McCul- lough. High Single With Handi- cap: Jeff Cox 337. ag gh Single: Kevin Martin High Triple With Handi- cap: George Monk 887. soigh Triple: Gerry Louvelle High Average: Phil Brown 209. Sportsman Of The Year: Bill Owen. Wednesday Night Ladies Aprill15 Team Standings: Heavenly Hash 32, Rocky Road 32, Tin Roof 31, Tiger Tails 31, Butter Pecan 27, Peaches N' Cream 15. ra Single: Bev Childs High Single With Handi- cap: Bev Childs 259. gh Triple: Bev Childs 594. High Triple With Handi- cap: Eileen Gerber 647. Games Over 200: Bev Childs 249, Val Henderson 221, 210, Mary Hawes 208, Eileen Ggrher 208, Marg Johanson Triples Over 6550: Bev Childs 694, Val Henderson 582. Wednesday Afternoon Ladies Bowlin Team Standings: Cherries 53, Pears 41, Plums 31, Peaches 30, Oranges 28, Pineapples 27. Winners of third section: Congratulations Cherries. Ger- ri Langille, Norma Tower, Doro- thy Lee, Ruby Wickiam and Joyce Hawkins. Over 200: Carol Koch 204, 239, 233, Marg Lee 233, Elma Vernon 200, Gerri Langille 256, Dorothy Lee 220, Ruby Wicki- am, Joani Fletcher 218, Joyce Storry 205, Marg Jeffrey 216, Audrey Brown 200 and Barb Bi- schop 210. Over 600: Carol Koch 676, Marg Lee 605, Gerri Langille 604. The rink of (back row I-r) Helen Coates, skip, Helen Green, second, Verna McMahon, lead and (seated) Elizabeth Peeters, vice, were the winners of the Blackstock Ladies Afternoon Curling League. Mouth protection should be worn to prevent unnecessary sports related facial injuries By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Dentists would literally like to change the face of sports to one where there are no injuries to the mouth or neck. Protective face equipment is not mandatory in all sports, leaving it up to the individual athlete to understand the need for mouth protection and to wear it when taking part in any vigorous sports activity. April 1s Dental Health Month, and a time to remind people that their teeth and mouth need protection. Mouth protectors are com- monly used in contact sports but few national organizations make them mandatory other than boxing, football and hock- ey. he voluntary wearing of the protector is not enough, accord- ing to the Ontario Sports Cen- tre. Thousands of preventable injuries and permanent disfig- uring injuries happen because the mouth guard was not worn. The Association suggests that anyone participating in vigor- ous sports where there is a chance of injury to the mouth area wear one. Anyone partici- pating is a sport with the poten- tial to seriously harm the head, face or mouth due to head-to - head contact, hazardous falls, teeth clenching or flying pieces of equipment. The American Association of Oral Surgeons wants anyone who participates in sports from hockey and basketball to aero- bics and water polo be fitted with mouth protection. Mouth guards can be fitted by dentists which are custom adapted to the sport. There are also boil and bite type that can be bought at a minimal cost from sporting good stores. Whatever the type there is criteria that must be met. They should cover the upper and low- er teeth and be fitted so it does not throw oft the jaw alignment and they should be clean, light and strong. Everyday these oral surgeons splint loose teeth, treat broken jaws and replant teeth that have been knocked out. They would like to see helmets and face masks standard equipment More elaborate equipment is used for baseball, hockey, wres- tling, boxing lacrosse and field hockey. There has been a significant increase in people taking part in sporting activites and they all have the potential for injuries, deliberate or not. Jack Cottrell, from the Port Perry Dental Clinic, says that injuries due to sports have less- ened in the past 15 years. He said he used to see mostly hock- ey related injuries to the mouth area as the result of a stick or puck, but public awareness on the need to take precautions has improved the incidence of inju- ry: More and more organizations are insisting on mouth protec- tion and this has prevented many injuries, as have cages on helmets, he said. The injuries Dr. Cottrell sees now are ones from road hockey or pick-up games. No one thinks they will get hurt but someone accidently receives a ball or puck to the mouth area. Dr. Cottrell's office does fit athletes with custom-made mouth guards which he highly recommends. The custom-made mouth guard which the dentist charges no professional fees is mold fit- ted and form fitting. The custom made one is pre- ferred as the boil and bite type can sometimes be uneven and a blow to the teeth creates a force to all areas and can still cause breakage. Dr. Cottrell also stressed that if someone does have their tooth totally fractured not to just as- sumeitis lost. "Put it in the mouth or a glass of milk or salt water and get to a dentist. If the dentist sees the patient within the hour often it can be replanted," he said. Also, patients should not wash or scrub the tooth and should not try to replant it themselves as there may be dirt - on the tooth. In a report to the Medical Oficer of Health, prepared in February of this year, Dr. J. L. Turner, Director of Dental Se- rivces stated that the adoles- cent or young adult with an ath- letic injury to the mouth areas a disturbingsituation. There is pain and discomfort accompanying this injury but thatis not whereitends. There is the cost involved to fix it, and usually these are not one-shot treatments. The injury often leads to a continuous procedures that have to be treated over the years, according to Dr. Turner. The best way to remedy the number of injuries to the mouth area in sports is to take precau- tions. "We promote the wearing of mouth guards. I feel it is better to prevent the injury than to have to fix it later," Dr. Cottrell said. MONSTER SPORTS CARD AND COLLECTABLES SHOW Peterborough Memorial Centre SUNDAY, APRIL 26 11am.to4 p.m. ADMISSION ONLY $2.00 OVER 100 DEALER TABLES Proceeds to Parkinson Research a8 Durharn 985-8552 ps LOOSE RUGS team || BROADLOOM Cleaning pHOLSTERY 3 M Scotchguard ) PORT PERRY DENTAL CENTRE DENT 238 Queen St. 985-8451 Dr. A. 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