Protect Your Smile
Whether you or your child is playing competitive hockey, shooting hoops in the driveway, or heading onto the soccer field for games, protecting your or their smile should always be part of the game plan. Sports come with the risk of accidental falls, collisions, and injuries that can have a negative impact on your oral health. which is why wearing a mouth guard is important. It’s one of the simplest and most important ways you can help to protect your teeth and smile.
A properly fitted mouth guard helps to absorb impact and reduces the risk of broken or chipped teeth, injuries to the gums, jaw injuries, and tooth loss from trauma. A mouth guard acts as a protective cushion for your smile, helping to prevent both painful dental injuries and costly repairs.
If you or your child currently wear braces, mouth guards are even more important. A hit to the mouth can damage brackets and wires, delay treatment progress, and cause cuts inside the mouth. A mouth guard helps preserve the smile you have worked hard to achieve.
A mouth guard is simple to use and takes only seconds to put on before a practice or a game. Whether your sport of choice is hockey, football, basketball, soccer, baseball, skateboarding, lacrosse, martial arts, gymnastics, or any contact sport, a mouth guard is a worthwhile investment.
Have questions about wearing a mouthguard with orthodontics? Call our office at 705-268-8400 today.