Preventive dentistry
The helmet and the pads are never forgotten. This one is.
If your child is playing a contact sport, they will always have a helmet and pads on before going near the field. Without a sports mouth guard they are missing a vital piece of protective gear.
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The Risk
Where the injuries actually come from.
What the numbers say
Each year, an estimated 13 to 39% of all dental injuries occur while playing sports. Since mouth guards were made a mandatory part of American football, about 200,000 injuries to the mouth and teeth have been prevented annually.
The sports nobody requires one for
However, the dangers of tooth and mouth injury do not end with contact sports. In fact, recent studies have found that today’s basketball players are far more likely to suffer injury to the face, mouth, and teeth than football players. For these sports, contact comes from ball, ground, hoop, or other surface rather than other players, so mouth guards are not currently required by most schools and many teams.
The Count
Three numbers worth knowing.
Why Custom
Why the one from the sports shop comes out.
A guard only protects while it is in the mouth, and a boil-and-bite guard is taken out because it does not fit and cannot be spoken through.
What a custom guard is for.
- Fitted to your child’s teeth, so it stays in without being held there.
- Thin enough to talk and breathe through, which is why it stays in for the whole match.
- Made for a mouth that is still changing, and re-checked at the ordinary six-month visit.
- Dr. Nguyen will custom-fit the mouth guard to keep your child safe while they play.
The Invitation
Get one before the season, not after the knock.
Contact Mason Park Dental for Kids to schedule a consultation.
- Hours
- Mon and Wed 9am to 6pm
Tue and Thu 8am to 5pm
Fri to Sun Closed
