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What are mouthguards?
If you are involved in any sport, we can create custom-made mouthguards in Wimbledon to protect your teeth from trauma, damage or from being knocked out. Statistics show that dental injuries are most likely between the ages of 7-14 years in developing immature dentitions. Most injuries are to the upper front central incisor teeth when arrested development and pathology may result in the need for root canal treatment or early extraction at a young age. Males are twice as likely as females to sustain dental trauma and more likely to experience a repeat episode. A well-fitting, custom made mouthguard that is well retained offers far superior impact protection through sustained sports participation than stock or boil and bite mouthguards.
Stock and boil and bite mouthguards offer the lowest protection as they may be bulky in areas, of uneven thickness and be poorly retained in the mouth. If the wearer is clenching their teeth to retain the mouthguard to stop it falling out, they cannot perform to the best of their ability.
Sports, both contact and non-contact, where traumatic dental injuries are most common:
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Boxing
- Martial Arts e.g. Karate, Mixed Martial Arts, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Jiu Jitsu
- Others where you feel the risk of dental injury is significant e.g. Basketball
- Lacrosse
- Ice Hockey
Mouthguards Wimbledon – what are the benefits?
- Fewer mouth injuries – Mouthguards reduce the risk of injury and prevent damage to the oral tissues, lips and teeth.
- Protecting more than just knocked out teeth – Infinitidental Clinic’s custom Opro mouthguards can also minimise the impact of collisions, helping to protect your jaw and other areas of the face.
- Long-lasting and durable – Used regularly, an adult mouthguard typically lasts for 2-3 years.
- Comfortable and well-fitting – Your resilient mouthguard will stay firmly in place during action.
Infinitidental Clinic has chosen to partner with Opro®, the UK’s leading sports mouthguard manufacturer. There are tens of special designs and colours to choose from to make your chosen mouthguard unique.
Reasons to visit Infinitidental Clinic for your mouthguard
- For a truly great custom fit, there is nothing better than an impression taken by a dental professional as they will be able to assess the impression to ensure it is more than satisfactory to create a cast for the mouthguard to be made on. Systems where the patient or parent takes the intraoral impression this key check.
- Additional our experts can incorporate design features in the prescription to allow space for developing teeth to erupt or deciduous milk teeth to exfoliate which in children will allow the mouthguard to be worn for longer before replacement yet be retentive.
- Discuss fully the available consistencies of mouthguard material which offer differing protection depending on which sport is primarily played. Recently Opro® have added to their range a material which is 30% thinner (D30) which provides superior comfort at the same protection level as the regular material.
- Dedicated separate fit appointment. Most mouthguards require a tweak when fitted to make them as comfortable as possible as they can sometimes impinge on the soft tissues under the gum around the upper teeth under the lip.
- Review if required to further adjust your mouthguard shortly after first use.
If you wear fixed braces, please discuss your mouthguard options with your orthodontist. For those undergoing clear aligner therapy, please discuss your options with your dentist as it may be necessary to use a boil and bite version or stock mouthguard for the interim until your teeth straightening treatment is complete.
The most effective type of mouthguard is one that is tailor-made and individualised to you. Infinitidental Clinic will make you specialist mouthguards in Wimbledon out of the very best high-quality materials.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mouth guards are manufactured from a variety of materials including vinyl resins, natural rubber and acrylic resins. Dentists create custom-fit mouthguards from thermoplastic material based on a mold they take of your teeth and mouth. The dentist customizes these mouthguards type to personalize them for your mouth, but they all comprise of thick plastic.
Yes. Mouth guards and splits even out the pressure across your jaw and create a physical barrier between your upper and lower teeth to protect them against further damage. This is imperative for patients who suffer from teeth clenching and grinding as they often aren’t aware they’re doing it.
Yes. Our dental professionals at Infinitidental Clinic are able to to create custom-made mouth guards for all patients. It’s essential that mouth guards are custom-made to fit your mouth perfectly for comfortability. The dentist can adjust the mouthguard’s thickness depending on how much you clench and grind your teeth so you can achieve a natural fit without having to make any adjustments yourself. Dentists typically fit mouth guards for your upper teeth — however, you can also have a mouthguard fitted for your bottom teeth.
Whatever reason you have got you custom-made mouth guard for, it’s essential to keep it in good condition. Since you wear mouth guards in your mouth, it’s important to keep them clean as bacteria from your mouth can start to build up therefore causing infection and/or bad breath. There are a variety of ways to keep your mouth guard clean from home including using toothpaste, soap and water, mouthwash and baking soda.
If you participate regularly in high contact sports such as football, rugby and hockey, having a custom-made mouth guard made for you is absolutely essential. Dental injuries are easily prevented. Some experts recommend that mouth guards be worn by athletes in competitive and recreational sports in which impact, contact and collision are likely to occur.
Teeth grinding happens when we are least aware of it and can often be a byproduct of stress or anxiety that we’re going currently going through in our daily lives. Having a custom-made mouth guard created is one sure way to effectively reduce or eliminate the habits of clenching and grinding. Mouth guards can also have further positive impacts and help to prevent tooth damage, reduce jaw tension and headaches.
Sleep apnoea is a condition that occurs when you stop breathing while you’re sleeping. Here at Infinitidental Clinic, we can help patients that are struggling with mild to moderate cases of sleep apnoea by creating custom-made mouth guards. Treating sleep apnoea is essential in getting proper sleep and maintaining your oral and physical health.
Once we have taken your exact impressions, the next step for us will be to send them off to our partner laboratories where your mouth guards will be created. Once they return to our practice, we will invite you back in as soon as possible to see us again to ensure a perfect fit!
Yes, of course. A lot of the custom-made mouth guards that we create are for children that are suffering from bruxism or playing in high contact and physical sports with the risk of dental injury. Our team at Infinitidental Clinic are able to make mouth guards sized for kids of all ages and they’re also ideal for kids that have dental hardware like braces.
Yes. Ensuring that mouth guards are the right investment for you and your specific situation is essential before you part with your money. That’s why we offer FREE consultations where we can discuss the benefits and different options available to all patients.