4 Reasons Why Thanksgiving Dinner Is Just Like Your Custom Mouthguards

Happy Thanksgiving week!

In honor of everyone’s favorite binge-eating, family-bonding, football-watching holiday, let’s examine the most important part of the day: the Thanksgiving feast.

But rather than simply talking turkey, let’s look at four reasons why your Thanksgiving dinner is just like your athletes’ custom mouthguards:

1. Stuffing The Turkey

The turkey is the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving meal, so it’s important that you make sure it is properly stuffed and dressed.

Similarly, mouthguards are the central component to properly protecting your athletes from injuries to the face, mouth and jaw. So, it’s equally important to have the right amount of material “stuffed” into the right areas.

Proper protection starts with a minimum of 4 mm of material in the important impact zones — the areas in the front of the teeth and under the molars. However, these zones change from sport to sport, as a mouthguard that’s recommended for football may not be ideal for field hockey.

And just like overeating at Thanksgiving, too much stuffing is uncomfortable and unnecessary in your mouthguard — particularly in areas where comfort is more important than protection.

2. Carving The Turkey

You know how you argue with your uncle over who gets to carve the turkey? It’s an important argument; because if not cut correctly, even the best turkey may be easily ruined.

The same thing goes for mouthguards, where the wrong cut doesn’t just sacrifice comfort and protection, but the ability to breathe and communicate clearly. That’s because everyone’s mouth is unique and all mouthguards must be cut to fit each individual mouth structure.

Like your turkey, mouthguards need to be cut just right. If a mouthguard is cut too thin — or even too thick — it won’t protect properly and will also inhibit your athletes’ performance.

3. All The Fixins’

Sure, the turkey is the star of the Thanksgiving feast. But everyone knows that Thanksgiving is much more than just turkey … that’s because it’s all about the sides and fixings!

From mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce, to green bean casseroles and corn soufflés, Thanksgiving is made extra special by the supporting cast. And mouthguards are no different. While the protection your athletes get from a perfect fit is the main show, state-of-the-art material and performance upgrades are what truly make custom mouthguards special.

That means your athletes are getting mouthguards that are much more durable — which is particularly important for mouthguard chewers — and higher performance mouthguards, featuring technology that locks the lower jaw in a slightly forward position, giving the athlete 17% gains in extremity strength with less stress on the temporomandibular joint. According to Kinesiology studies, this helps make the athlete’s body more relaxed for greater range of motion, flexibility and balance — meaning athletic performance is actually enhanced by a mouthguard.

4. Giving Thanks

Let’s not forget, Thanksgiving dinner is a time for gathering with family and giving thanks for what’s important.

Well, custom mouthguards let your athletes give thanks for what’s important too. With complete personalization — from color and logo to name and number — your athletes’ mouthguards stand out by featuring what defines their individual personality. Whether it’s their team or family, faith or nationality, your athletes are able to express their self-pride through their mouthguards.

And they won’t just get a piece of athletic equipment, but a new member of their team gear family, that instantly becomes an essential component to completing their game face!

Thankgiving is a time for stuffing, carving and giving thanks. And in many ways, so are your athletes’ custom mouthguards.

Have A Feast

Author Bio

Travis Armideo, marketing manager at Gladiator Custom Mouthguards, is a lifelong ice hockey player. He began playing for various clubs at a young age and continued onto junior teams, while also playing lacrosse at the collegiate level. Travis is still heavily involved in athletics, coaching high school and youth ice hockey athletes, as well as playing men’s league ice hockey on a regular basis.