A Mouth Guard

Dental injuries in sports
Dental injuries in non-contact sports are primarily due to tooth-to-tooth contact. Being accidentally bumped in the chin with an elbow is not what directly causes most dental injuries. It's the collision of the lower teeth with the upper teeth after the bump that causes the damage. A mouth guard worn on the upper or lower teeth cushions the blow, to protect both the upper and lower teeth.

The solution: a mouth guard
A specially fabricated mouth guard can be made for your teeth. It fits over the upper or lower teeth to prevent teeth breaking or chipping from tooth-to-tooth contact. It is appropriate for 'non-contact' sports such as football, cricket, basketball or gymnastics, where incidental contact with solid objects and other participants is common.

The smaller size and secure fit of a custom lab-created mouth guard gives you:

• clearer speech, to talk to team-mates;
• a more comfortable fit, so it's less distracting;
• less restricted breathing—for improved performance.