Did you know that the most injured area of the body during contact sports is the mouth?
Dental injuries are painful, costly, and permanent. Therefore, any athlete, from Olympian to kids playing hockey on the street, should wear a mouthguard and a helmet or headgear.
What is a mouthguard?
A mouthguard is an appliance worn in the mouth which helps prevent injuries to the teeth, lips, cheeks, tongue, and jaw. It should be worn in addition to protective headgear which also protects against injuries to the head and neck.
Sport Dentistry Facts
- Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports. The majority of these injuries are preventable by wearing a Mouthguard.
- More than 5 million teeth are knocked out each year during sports activities.
- An athlete is sixty times more likely to sustain damage to their teeth when not wearing a protective mouthguard.
- The cost of a fractured tooth is many times greater than the cost of a dentist diagnosed and professionally designed mouthguard (usually less than U$ 100.00 dlls).
- Every athlete involved in a contact sport has about 10% chance per season of an orofacial injury. Every Professional Athlete has a 35-56% chance of sustaining such an injury during their athletic career.
- The cost to replant a tooth and follow up dental treatment is about U$500.00 dlls.
- A properly fitted mouthguard reduces the chance of the athlete sustaining a concussion from a blow to the jaw.
The American Dental Association recommends wearing custom mouthguards for the following sports:Acrobatics, basketball, boxing, field hockey, football, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, shotputting, skateboarding, skiing, skydiving, soccer, squash, surfing, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling.
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