We have all seen the sports figures on TV with their athletic mouth guards on. We've watched the football players that spit them out at the end of plays. Or we've seen athletic mouth guards go flying out of a fighter's mouth after a nice round house punch from his opponent. This is all pretty much common to see when watching a televised sporting event. It is something that we pretty much take for granted.
And yet many of us are willing to send our sons or daughters out onto the field or court without the aid of the best athletic mouth guard that we can afford. Somehow that seems to be counter productive since they are considerably cheaper than replacing teeth that are knocked out or loose during a game. Even if you go for the most expensive athletic mouth guard on the market it is likely to be a lot cheaper than that trip to the dentist for tooth repair or replacement o getting a partial plate or tooth implant.
I am sure that we have all said that we can't afford it and that those kinds of things always happen to the other guys and not to our children. But guess what? Those other people are thinking the same thing about it. And the truth is that bad things often happen to good people. That is why we have insurance coverage for health and life. So think of an athletic mouth guard as a type of insurance policy. You can think of it like a policy covers the teeth, sort of n additional rider to your dental.
Yes it is completely true that no protection is 100 percent effective and even if you use an athletic mouth guard there may be a situation where some damage could occur. But it is much less likely to happen and if it does happen it is less likely to be as severe if you are using an athletic mouth guard than if you are not.
While having the best protection available is certainly the best choice in sports, honestly, any type of protection that you can offer is better than none so even a very cheap athletic mouth guard is going to be ultimately better than absolutely no protection at all. Any time that you can give your teeth some form of protection in a contact sporting situation you are taking the right step.
Your best bet is to confer with a profession in this type of category. Now that should ultimately be a dental specialist but if your insurance is not good but you still want advice, talk to the coach to see what he or she recommend. Talk to the manager at the sports store and see what kind of options they can offer.
The only wrong step when it comes to selecting one of the athletic mouth guards is to take no step at all because you are inviting fate to cause you problems if you do.
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