One of the most frequent emergencies we see with school-aged children and teenagers is trauma related to participation in contact sports, and many of these dental injuries could have been prevented or minimized with a proper fitting athletic mouthguard.
Some parents elect to purchase a heat-and-mold mouthguard from the drug store. The problem with these guards is that they are often not strong enough or fitted well-enough to provide maximum protection for your child’s teeth, and as such, a custom guard is recommended instead.