How Sports Mouth guards & Teeth Grinding Night guards Help
Mouth guards or occlusal guards are auxiliary removable appliances that are worn over the tooth to protect your teeth from sports injuries and injuries due to teeth grinding habit at night. A good quality mouth guard should be durable, resist tears, easy to clean, comfortable to wear. Also, a mouth guard should not restrict your speech or breathing while being worn.
Sports Mouth Guards
Sports mouth guards are generally used by people who participate in high-intensity sports that involve body contact, fall, or flying equipment. Some examples of such sports are boxing, ice hockey, skateboarding, mountain biking, etc.
It is always best to get a sports mouth guard fabricated in a dental laboratory by taking dental impressions of the athlete. This is because such custom made sport guards always provide the exact fit for the person’s teeth and let him or her breathe easier and talk clearly. Apart from that, a custom sports mouth guard will also ensure that it will not get loose and fall out during play. You don’t get the same retention or fit for a mouth guard bought at a drug store.
Different sources state that a severe sports dental injury can cost almost 20 times more than the cost of a customized mouth guard in a dental lab. Therefore, protect your teeth whenever you are engaging in accident-prone sporting events.
Teeth Grinding Night Guards
Teeth grinding or bruxism is a condition in which you grind or clench your teeth unconsciously. Bruxism can happen when you are awake or asleep. There are several causes of this condition, such as stress, anxiety, an abnormal bite, or a crooked tooth. While it is challenging to cure bruxism and its underlying cause, teeth grinding mouth guards can help you to prevent causing damages to your teeth and surround tissues due to bruxism.
One example of teeth grinding night guards is Eclipse night guards. These night guards are manufactured from composite resin UDMA (Urethane Di Methacrylate), which is clear visible light-cured. The main advantage of the Eclipse night guard is that they shrink less and hence are less distorted and provide a precise fit when compared to acrylic night guards. In addition, these night guards require little adjustments. Also, these night guards give you a good night’s sleep, which will improve your quality of life drastically.
We, at European Denture, have the technical knowledge and expertise to help you with a custom made dental appliance to suit your needs. So don’t hesitate to visit us today if you are looking for a mouth guard to help you with your bruxism, or you are someone who needs to protect yourself from dental injuries during a high impact sport.