Sportsguards

Sports mouth guards are plastic/rubber dental appliances which when worn can help to protect the hard and soft tissues of the mouth from damage caused by traumatic blows and collisions. The value of an athletic mouthguard cannot be overstated. It has been estimated that as many as one third off all injuries treated by dentists are sports related. It’s also been estimated that during a single season an athlete participating in a contact sport runs about a 10% chance of experiencing some sort of orofacial injury. Mouth/sports guards can help prevent tooth fracture, tooth dislocation and jaw fracture. They can help prevent bruising or laceration of the soft tissues, and even protect an athlete from a concussion.

Nightguards

Do you wake up with painful aching jaw? Sore sensitive teeth? Stiff neck or headache? If you suffer from any of these problems you may be grinding or clenching you teeth when sleeping. These symptoms are a result of some of the strongest muscles in your body being tense all night. These muscles called the Temporalis muscles are located on the sides of your head and are used to chew or close your mouth. When you clench or grind your teeth these muscles create a great deal of stress and tension. You may even be causing damage to surrounding joints, teeth and other muscles. Your dentist can fit you with an device to suppress jaw muscle contraction. By reducing the intensity of the clenching or grinding you are effectively minimizing the source of the pain – in may cases in just a few days.