Mouth guards are an important thing. I mean, if you’re in the contact sports, you want to do everything you can to protect those teeth from colliding with each other. So putting some kind of cushion between the teeth will prevent, usually prevent them from breaking, prevent them from falling out when you get hit.
So for athletics, definitely that helps. When you’re sleeping and you’re grinding your teeth, clenching, that also could put trauma to the teeth and cause you to lose tooth structure, cause you to lose bone. You know, if you’re flexing that tooth and that bone, I read a study not too long ago that said that night guards actually reduce periodontal problems because it stabilizes teeth and you don’t put the lateral forces on the teeth.
- Enjoy a comfortable custom fit
- Protect your smile from sports injuries
- Prevent dental damage from teeth grinding