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6 Reasons to Wear a Mouthguard
If you play a contact sport – as a lot of Aussies do – you risk injuring your teeth. These sorts of injuries are often difficult to treat and can involve a lifetime of expense.
It’s not just the obvious contact sports like rugby, AFL, hockey and boxing that can hurt. Sports like cricket, basketball, netball, touch football, mountain biking, skateboarding and soccer carry a real risk of accidental collision that can easily result in dental trauma.
Mouthguards at New Farm Dental Studio
There are six real benefits to wearing a mouthguard:
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It can prevent laceration and bruising during impact by acting as a buffer between the soft tissue of the lips and cheeks, and the harder teeth
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It protects teeth and bone in the upper and lower jaws from seismic contact with each other
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It prevents tooth fractures or dislocations by cushioning the teeth from direct frontal blows while distributing the forces of an impact
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It helps reduce neurologic injury by acting as a shock absorber between the upper and lower jaws
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It fills areas where there are no teeth, which helps to support adjacent teeth
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It helps prevent neck and jaw injuries.
Not all mouthguard are made equal. Shop bought guards offer some basic protection, but are not moulded to your individual profile, therefore movement can still happen, resulting in damage. Come in to see us for a custom made mouthguard that will fit you snuggly and give you sense of assurance, so you can focus solely on the game.