Importance of a Custom Sports Guards for Contact Sports

While sports can be fun and exciting, they are not without risks. Have you ever wondered about the amount of impact to the head and neck a player can experience during a football game? Sports injuries are among the major reasons behind dental trauma. When playing, your teeth can break, chip, fall out, fracture, or even suffer concussions and jaw injuries.

According to experts, any individuals who engage in contact sports should wear sports guards. Anyone playing sports such as football, wrestling, hockey, baseball, boxing, volleyball, basketball should wear a mouthguard. Generally, a mouthguard or sports guard is a dental device worn over the teeth and gums to protect one from sporting injuries to the teeth, neck, and brain.

Type of Mouthguards

You have three primary options: stock mouthguards, bite-and-boil mouthguards, and custom-made mouthguards. They are readily available in nearby drug stores without a prescription. However, since the guards come in general sizes, it can be challenging to find a perfect fit.

The boil-and-bite mouthguards are ready-made but can be customized by boiling and biting on them to provide a perfect fit.

Since boil-and-bite and stock mouthguards do not fit your dental structure, some of them can be ill-fitting, uncomfortable, and cause speech and breathing difficulties.

Custom-made mouthguards are made in the dentist’s office specifically for your teeth. They won’t hurt your mouth or affect your breathing or speech abilities. Contact Concord Woods Dental Group for sports guard’s procedures and treatments.

Benefits of Custom-made Mouthguards

• • Comfort and better fit

Since custom sports guards fit your mouth, they are incomparable to store-bought mouthguards in terms of comfort. There are no unnecessary materials or the need to position your mouth in a particular way to hold the mouthguard in position.

The mouthguard fits perfectly and makes breathing and speaking easier, significantly improving performance. Even if you have dental work such as bridges, custom-made mouthguards will fit around them and provide the necessary protection.

• • Better Protection

Stock and bite-and-boil mouthguards are pre-formed, making it difficult to find a perfect fit. Custom-made sports guards are specifically designed according to your mouth structure, ensuring a perfect fit. Since the mouthguard fits well, it offers maximum protection.

• • Long-Lasting

Since generic mouthguards aren’t designed uniquely for your dental structure, they will likely wear out faster. The quality of materials used to make these mouthguards might not be strong enough to last many years. Custom-made mouthguards use durable materials for your specific needs, so they are likely to last longer.

• • Cost-effective

While the initial costs of getting custom-fit mouthguards may be high, it’s worth it. Store-bought mouthguards might be cheaper but might not offer the necessary protection, making you vulnerable to injuries. The cost of treating injuries caused by wearing Ill-fitting mouthguards may be higher. Besides, custom-made mouthguards are long-lasting, meaning they won’t need to replace them sooner.

• • Protect your teeth against injuries

Teeth injuries are among the most common injuries in sports-related accidents. Your teeth can break, chip, crack, or even fall out. Wearing a custom mouthguard prevents the upper teeth from clashing against the lower teeth, reducing the impact and risk of getting dental injuries.

• • Protects mouths soft tissues

When you suffer a blow, there’s a higher chance of suffering injuries to the mouth’s soft tissues. Wearing a mouthguard creates a barrier between the soft tissues and teeth, preventing lacerations to the lips, cheeks, gums, and tongue.

• • Protect your jaw and neck

Apart from dental and soft tissues injuries, a blow to the jaw and chin from sports accidents can result in concussions and jaw damage. Wearing a custom-fit mouthguard can protect you from these injuries.

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Are you looking for sports guard or mouthguard services near you? Contact Concord Woods Dental Group for more information.