Do you or a member of your family play full contact sports? If so, then there is always the risk of a tooth being injured. To avoid chips and cracks, or teeth being knocked loose or out, our team can offer assistance. In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about our custom sports guards.
The Risks of Dental Emergencies
When you or your children play full contact sports, there is always the risk of injury. This could lead to chipped teeth, or could break them or even knock them loose or out completely. Even if there is no apparent damage, your teeth could have a fracture that is invisible to the naked eye. These injuries could increase the risk of tooth decay and dental infection. When injuries happen, please let us know right away, even outside of our normal business hours. Leave a message on our voicemail and we will reach out with a time to see you, so we can repair your teeth. But we would like to help you avoid these injuries with a custom mouthguard!
Sports Guard
You can purchase standard boil-and-bite mouthguards at any sporting goods or big box store. But these don’t provide the same level of protection as a custom-made sports guard. With this option, we will carefully examine your smile with advanced imaging, gathering pictures and measurements of your teeth. With this information, we can design and craft a custom sports guard that provides a greater level of protection and helps limit the risk of injured teeth, since there is little room between the guard and your teeth. This also helps protect dental work, such as fillings, crowns, veneers, or braces! This will fit comfortably and provide more precise and accurate protection. We can even discuss custom colors and more to make them more fun for kids and adults alike.
Protecting Your Smile
You can also take other actions to protect your smile! When you keep your smile free of tooth decay and periodontal disease, this helps strengthen your teeth and keep them secure, so they are less likely to develop serious injuries when accidents happen on the field or on the court. If you have any questions about our custom sports guards, or if you would like to receive one for yourself or your child, then contact our team to schedule an appointment today!
Learn More About Athletic Mouthguards
A sports guard can help protect smiles of all ages from injury and damage, so your smile stays intact and you avoid complications like tooth decay or dents infection. Schedule your appointment with Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO by calling 816-942-7669. We want to help you and your family enjoy your best possible smiles, and safeguard them from injury!