Sports injuries to the mouth can vary from a simple bite through the lip or tongue to more serous injuries such as a fractured jaw bone and broken teeth.
A sports mouth guard can help you prevent any injury to your mouth by protecting the hard tissue, such as your teeth and the jaw bone. A sports mouth guard can also protect the soft tissue inside your mouth. Besides providing protection, a mouth guard also provides stabilization to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Custom made Sport Mouth Guards
It is import that a sports mouth guard has a proper fit inside the mouth and is not a distraction to the sportsperson. Your mouth guard will be custom made to fit snuggly inside your mouth. The mouth guard is fabricated using a cast of your inner mouth and teeth.
It is made from a type of acrylic and has a hard outer surface and a soft inner layer. The hard outer layer provides protection from impact and the soft inner layer makes it comfortable to wear.
