The emerging field of sports dentistry has gained wider recognition over the past two decades. The Japanese Academy of Sports Dentistry has launched its official English-language journal, The International Journal of Sports Dentistry, to further open the discourse in this field on a worldwide stage. This journal provides an overview of the scientific developments in sports-related dentistry around the world, with an emphasis on orofacial injury prevention (eg, mouthguards, faceguards, gum-chewing research) and management of dentofacial trauma and craniofacial pain.

Contents
Vol. 1, No. 1

At the start of launching the International Journal of Sports Dentistry * Toshikazu Yasui (p. 5)

Review Articles

Sports Dentistry in the United States * David P. Kumamoto (p. 7)

The Activities and Outlook of Sports Dentistry in Australia * Brett Dorney (p. 22)

The Activities and Outlook of Sports Dentistry in Korea * Kung-Rock Kwon (p. 26)

Sports Dentistry through Physiological Approach - its Past and Present * Toshiaki Ueno (p. 31)

Original Articles

The Effects of Gum Chewing on the Body Reaction Time * Katsuhide Kurokawa, Kazunori Nakajima, Masahiko Maeda, Tomotaka Takeda, Keiichi Ishigami (p. 47)

Questionnaire Surveys on Mouthguard Seminars
Hosted by the Project Committee for Consideration of Dentistry in the 21st Century of the Kanagawa Dental Association * Kazunari Kimoto, Masaki Izawa, Haruhiko Takada, Masahiro Shimamura, Masakatsu Saitoh, Kinya Hanamura, Yoshiaki Sugiyama, Ken Katogi, Toshiki Takahashi, Hirohisa Arakawa (p. 54)

Clinical Report

Report by the Medical Volunteers who Participated in the 2005 Special Olympics * Kazunori Nakajima, Jun Handa, Tomotaka Takeda, Keiichi Ishigami (p. 61)

Technical Report

Fabrication Technique for Custom Faceguard with Thermoforming Material * Toshiaki Ueno, Hiroshi Churei (p. 67)