Your children are all signed up for the seasons. You’ve gotten the uniform, shoes, wraps, and practice equipment. What you didn’t sign up for was an injury.
Did you know that up to 40% of dental injuries occur while playing sports?
And a majority of those injuries could have been prevented through the use of a properly fit mouthguard. And this isn’t just for the main sports you might think (footie or rugby). While a majority of dental injuries occur in popular sports (baseball, basketball, hockey, etc.), they aren’t the only place they occur.
According to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Dentistry, approximately three times as many dental injuries occur on the basketball court than those on the football field.
In addition, dental and facial injuries are more common for female athletes. This could be because many sports, such as gymnastics, aren’t often thought of as necessary to wear a mouthguard.
However, any contact with your child’s face to a hard surface (ball, mat, floor, other child’s head) can cause an injury.
Your custom fit mouthguard helps to prevent dental injuries by forming a protective layer between your teeth and any point of impact around the mouth. The dental mouthguard is worn over the upper teeth, and so a custom fit mouthguard will provide better protection than a generic store-bought variety. This is because the mouthguard is molded to your child’s teeth and won’t wiggle around or be too tight, as can happen with a ‘one-size fits all’ style.
Any athlete who plays a contact sport needs to be wearing a properly fit dental mouthguard. This will help to prevent knocked-out or broken teeth, lip and gum injuries, and other dental injuries.
Come talk to us about a custom fit dental mouthguard to help protect your child’s teeth.
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