Mouth guard
Do you practice a risky sport?
Every smile is precious! Protect them all with mouth guards!
Mouthguards are devices that cover the teeth, protecting them when a person plays sports.
Mouthguards should be worn during all athletic activities where contact or falls are likely.
The mouth guard to reduce the severity of injuries
The mouth guard (or mouth guard) greatly reduces the severity of impacts not only to the teeth, but also the lips, tongue, cheeks and jaws. Made to measure by a dentist, it limits the risk of oro-facial lesions, absorbs shocks that can cause more serious injuries such as broken jaws or teeth. It is much more than a protection of teeth and lips. They help reduce forces that could cause concussions and brain hemorrhages.
Who should wear a mouthguard?
Any athlete practicing contact or impact sports would benefit from additional protection by adding a mouth guard to their basic equipment. It is now recognized that a properly fitted mouth guard can minimize long term consequences in sports such as hockey, football and basketball.
In addition, any athlete regardless of age, engaging in any form of martial arts should without a doubt obtain a good quality mouth guard.
In addition, there are several other sports where increased protection at the level of the mouth would be necessary because impacts are frequent there. For example :
- Volleyball where players are exposed to receiving a ball in the face,
- Water polo or accidental elbow strikes are common,
- As well as the emergence of extreme sports involving sometimes violent landings following dizzying acrobatics whether rolling, cycling or even skiing.
There is now an increasingly present awareness in the sports world concerning the sometimes dramatic consequences of concussions.
Why take unnecessary risks?
Let’s protect ourselves as effectively as possible from an early age!
