Protective Equipment: How Long Should Your Mouthguard Last?
Like all athletic equipment, mouthguards take some wear and tear over the course of a long season. And because the mouth is an especially harsh environment, your mouthguard may take even more of a beating than things like shoulder pads or your helmet. The question is, how long does your mouthguard last? Should you replace […]
Protect Your Protection: How To Properly Clean Your Mouthguard
It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but your mouthguard gets fairly dirty. After all, it does mostly reside in your mouth — and we know that isn’t the cleanest environment. Your mouthguard is a great place for any food or bacteria stuck in your teeth to end up. And that may be detrimental to your […]
Are You Using Approved Protection? Make Sure You Read This!
FACT: The American Dental Association and the Academy for Sports Dentistry recommend a professionally made, properly fitted custom mouthguard for all contact and collision sports. FACT: The Academy for Sports Dentistry states a custom mouthguard is 1000% more protective than any other type of mouthguard. FACT: The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently released a new position statement […]
When It Comes To The Best Braces Mouthguard, There’s Really Only One Option
Your braces are an expensive and important long-term investment; and that means you need to keep them safe, especially while playing sports. Whether the sport you’re playing is contact or non-contact, athletics doesn’t just increase your chance of suffering an orofacial injury — an injury to your mouth or face — but also the chance […]
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