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Dental knowledge: sports mouthguards

Why a sports mouthguard is important protection for your teeth.

A sports mouthguard is advisable for children, young people and anyone active in sport. A good many sports carry a considerable risk of injury to the lips, cheeks, tongue and teeth. Ninety-five per cent of all dental injuries happen before the age of 21.

A sports mouthguard is important protection against needless tooth loss, annoying injuries and fractured teeth – and not only for children and teenagers who are keen on inline skating or skateboarding. Adults, too, face a raised risk of such injuries in a wide range of sports.

The mouthguard is made in a dental laboratory from a special plastic, individually and to suit the sport, after the dentist has taken an impression. Because it is made of plastic, there are no limits to the imagination when it comes to choosing the colour.

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A sports mouthguard is advisable for children, young people and adults who are active in sport. A good many sports carry a considerable risk of injury to the lips, cheeks, tongue and teeth. Ninety-five per cent of all dental injuries happen before the age of 21, for instance while inline skating or skateboarding.
It protects against needless tooth loss, against annoying injuries and against fractures, that is broken teeth. Besides the teeth, the lips, cheeks and tongue are at risk as well. Adults, too, face a raised risk of such injuries in many sports.
First the dentist takes an impression. A dental laboratory then makes the guard individually and to suit the sport, from a special plastic. Because plastic is used, there are hardly any limits to the imagination when it comes to the colour.