Mouth Guards

Mouth guards are an important piece of safety equipment that can protect your child’s smile.  Mouth guards not only help prevent broken teeth, but also reduce injuries to lips, tongue, and jaw.  They are required or highly recommended in sports such as football, boxing, wrestling, and hockey however other sports pose a threat to teeth also.  Baseball and basketball are non-contact sports that can still be dangerous to teeth so a mouth guard should be considered by anyone playing these or any other activity that could result in a blow to the face or mouth.

Properly fitted mouth guards make it easy to talk,  breathe, and stay in place during their strenuous activities.  Store-bought “boil and bite” mouth guards are inexpensive and do a decent job.  Customized mouth guards are available from your pediatric dentist also.