Sport Mouthguards

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Sport mouthguards are an excellent option for people who want to keep their teeth safe and can be used for sports or other purposes, such as stopping teeth grinding while you sleep.

By decreasing the impact of contact and lowering the possibility of tooth injury, a properly fitted, personalised mouthguard can protect your teeth and jaw. Without one, athletes run the risk of harming, chipping, shattering, or even knocking out their teeth, which can be an uncomfortable and expensive issue to treat.

In the end, a mouth guard may safeguard your smile confidence just as well as it can safeguard your teeth.

Similar to boil-and-bite mouthguards, these are readily accessible for purchase. To use these, you would first bite into a pre-made mouthguard that had been boiled in water to soften the plastic. This is an improvement over universal mouthguards, but it is not as protective or fitted as a personalised mouthguard.

Custom mouthguards created by a dentist or other dental expert are the gold standard.

These are created by taking impressions of your teeth and gums, which are used to customise the mouthguard to fit your mouth precisely. Every tooth will be pressed tightly up against the mouth guard as a result, giving it no room to move.

For contact sports like rugby or hockey, sports mouthguards are most frequently utilised. Custom mouth guards are a vital piece of safety equipment because players can (and do) sustain blows to the face that easily harm their teeth.

Mouthguards are occasionally utilised for additional purposes, such as for individuals who (bruxism). A mouthguard will aid in preventing tooth loss caused by this frequent problem