Back to School Mouth Guards: Minimizing The Impact

Back to School Mouth Guards:

The American Dental Association claims that there are 200,000 injuries a year that can be prevented if a mouth guard was worn. Wearing mouth guards prevents trauma to teeth and can reduce impact playing certain sports. This sports include:

• Acrobatics
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Field hockey
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Ice hockey
• Lacrosse
• Martial arts
• Racquetball
• Roller hockey
• Rugby
• Shot putting
• Skateboarding
• Skiing
• Skydiving
• Soccer
• Squash
• Surfing
• Volleyball
• Water polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling 

And, according to the American Association of Orthodontists, 84% of children playing  in organized sports don't wear protection. Most parents don't enforce the mouth guard because children find them bulky, uncomfortable, and difficult to talk with them in. While, I do understand the hesitation of wearing sports guards, the trauma that can occur during these sports to teeth can be extensive. In my office, we make custom fit sports guards for all ages that mold to the teeth to give an exact fit. These mouth guards are specially made to drastically reduce the impact that may or may not occur during sports or any physical activity.

Loss of teeth, due to impact on teeth can cost thousands of dollars and unnecessary time in the dental chair. Mouth guards are inexpensive, the best part is we can custom design them. If you have questions regarding what sports guard would be the best fit for you, please call us at 925-685-2286 for a free consultation.