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Sports Guards At Dublin18 Dental Care For Patients Near Deansgrange And Clonkeen Rd

Mouth guards are not just a means of protecting your teeth when you play sport, they are also a legal requirement due to recent changes in GAA legislation. We offer bespoke mouth guards for participants of all ages and abilities to enable you to enjoy sport and all the benefits it brings without the worry of dental injuries.

Our mouth guards

We offer a full range of sports mouth guards, including single colour and multi-coloured guards to give you flair and individuality on the pitch. We can combine colours you like or copy designs based on flags or sports teams and we offer a bespoke service to ensure that your guard fits the contours of your mouth perfectly. There’s nothing worse than an ill-fitting mouth guard when you are trying to focus on a game and with our high quality, custom-made guards, this will never be an issue.

GAA ruling

According to new GAA rules, players are required to wear a mouth guard in order to be able to play. We welcome this decision to reduce the risk of dental and facial injuries and protect young players and adults.

Why is it important to wear a mouth guard?

Mouth guards are an effective means of protecting your teeth and gums from injury when you engage in physical exercise and games that involve a risk of injury to the face or jaw. Sport has a multitude of benefits for the body and mind, but most activities carry a risk of injury and it’s often essential to use protective equipment and wear special clothing to reduce the risk of an early bath.

Mouth guards prevent injuries such as chipped, broken and dislodged teeth, which may be caused by balls flying at high speed, high kicks and tackles, body contact and landing on firm surfaces. We recommend wearing a mouth guard every time you play sport, even if you only participate now and again.

What are the advantages of a dentist-made mouth guard?

Dentist-made mouth guards are manufactured according to the shape of your mouth, rather than being roughly moulded using hot water at home. The process is much more accurate and the result is far superior. With a bespoke mouth guard, you can be sure that your gum shield will fit perfectly, so it won’t irritate your gums or causes you any pain while you are playing.

Mouthguards are Available at Dublin18 Dental Care for People in Leopardstown

You don’t have to be a professional boxer or rugby player to need a mouthguard. In fact you don’t need to be interested in sport at all, as mouthguards of different shapes and designs can be used for many different purposes. Whatever the reason you need a mouthguard, the staff at Dublin18 Dental Care will be able to give you advice and information before you make your decision.

Quite a number of the enquiries we receive about mouthguards are from patients who grind their teeth while asleep. This is not just an annoying habit, but something that can cause problems with oral health further down the line. Often people don’t even realise they are grinding their teeth, until a new partner mentions it or they decide to try and find out just why they always have such a sore mouth in the morning. Specially-designed mouthguards can be worn at night to prevent damage to both the teeth and jaw. Mouthguards are comfortable to wear and many people get used to wearing their mouthguard at night within just a few days.

Anyone who has had orthodontic work done at Dublin18 Dental Care near Leopardstown will be given a retainer to wear once their braces are removed to make sure that their newly-straightened teeth don’t slip back into their old positions. An Essex retainer is different to the usual style and is more like a mouthguard, made of moulded plastic, which is comfortable to wear and easy to remove and maintain. Patients who are given an Essex retainer should wear it every night and for at least four hours each day, to make sure that they keep their new smile looking as straight as possible.

However, we do still get many enquiries from sportsmen and women about mouthguards that will protect them during their chosen activity and a lot of the time it is parents who are concerned about the safety of a child who has just started playing rugby at school or taken up boxing. Any sport that involves significant physical contact could require participants to wear a mouthguard, in order to protect their teeth in the event of an accidental or, in the case of boxing, deliberate blows to the mouth.