Custom Fitted Professional Sports Mouthguards
Protecting teeth with mouthguards
Preventing injuries is important if you participate in organized sports or other recreational activities. A comfortable, well fitting mouthguard is an essential piece of athletic gear that should be part of an athlete’s standard equipment from an early age. According to the ADA, an athlete is 60 times more likely to suffer harm to the teeth when not wearing a mouthguard. Mouthguards help buffer an impact or blow that otherwise could cause broken teeth, jaw injuries or cuts to the lip, tongue or face. Mouthguards also may reduce the rate and severity of concussions.
Mouthguards are used most commonly in contact sports, such as boxing, football, hockey and lacrosse, but findings show that even in noncontact sports like basketball, gymnastics or skateboarding, mouthguards help prevent mouth and jaw injuries.
There are three types of mouthguards: the readymade, or stock, mouthguard; the mouth-formed “boil-and-bite” mouthguard; and the custom mouthguard made by a dentist.
Choose a mouthguard that is resilient and tear-resistant;
fits properly and is comfortable;
is easy to clean;
does not restrict speech or breathing.
does not get dislodged during an impact
While the materials used to manufacture many cheaper types of mouthguards do have high impact absorbing properties in tests, the overall usefulness during sporting activities is questionable if the mouthguard is not comfortable to wear and does not stay in place over the teeth during an impact. This is the main reason we do recommend a custom fitted mouthguard over store-bought ones.
Mouthguards are used most commonly in contact sports, such as boxing, football, hockey and lacrosse, but findings show that even in noncontact sports like basketball, gymnastics or skateboarding, mouthguards help prevent mouth and jaw injuries.
There are three types of mouthguards: the readymade, or stock, mouthguard; the mouth-formed “boil-and-bite” mouthguard; and the custom mouthguard made by a dentist.
Choose a mouthguard that is resilient and tear-resistant;
fits properly and is comfortable;
is easy to clean;
does not restrict speech or breathing.
does not get dislodged during an impact
While the materials used to manufacture many cheaper types of mouthguards do have high impact absorbing properties in tests, the overall usefulness during sporting activities is questionable if the mouthguard is not comfortable to wear and does not stay in place over the teeth during an impact. This is the main reason we do recommend a custom fitted mouthguard over store-bought ones.
