Dealing with sports, beyond the benefits to our health, can lead to injuries and accidents. The sports mouthguard is designed to absorb shocks and distribute the forces received by the oromandibular system, reducing injuries to the soft and hard tissues of the mouth. An athlete is 60 times more vulnerable of such injuries, if he does not wear a mouthguard.
The American Dental Association recommends the use of mouthguards for any sports related activity that involves the risk of injury, not only sports of intense physical contact and collision, but also individual sports such as rhythmic gymnastics and skateboarding.
Although there are several types of mouthguards commercially available, they do not provide the necessary fit and protection. Even the mouthguards, that are softened with warm water and applied to the mouth, are way behind in protection, as they don’t have the necessary thickness and often do not cover all the teeth.
The appropriate mouthguard is the one made exclusively for each patient by the dentist, and it values a small cost that gets us away with chronic dental services, discomfort, stress and pain.