If You Play Contact Sports

Consider wearing a mouth guard.

A mouth guard can help to protect your teeth from injury during sports.

What is a mouth guard?

A mouth guard is designed to help cushion the mouth and your teeth.  The guard generally covers the up per teeth and minimizes risk of broken teeth and injuries that can occur from broken or chipped teeth. Mouth guards range from being ready made to custom fitted.

Who should wear a mouth guard?

Kids and adults ought to use a mouth guard.

When you participate in an activity that could cause  injury to your mouth or play contact sports – football, ice hockey, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer or volleyball – you ought to consider wearing one.

A mouth guard can decrease the risk of mouth-related injuries to your lips, tongue and soft tissues of mouth. They also can help to avoid chipped or broken teeth, nerve damage to a tooth and even tooth loss that can result from a blow to the mouth.

Your teeth are meant to last a lifetime. Taking care and protecting your teeth can help them to stay healthy.