The cheapest piece
of kit that saves teeth.
Shin guards, shoulder pads, helmets, cleats — most sports programmes go through the gear. Plenty of them never explicitly require a mouth guard, and it is the one that saves a child’s front teeth.
A poorly fitting guard increases the risk.
Buying a store-bought mouth guard feels like taking the sensible precaution. The catch is that it will not be a proper fit for your child’s teeth — and because of that, the risk of damaging those teeth during a game goes up, not down.
A guard that shifts, gapes or falls out is not protecting the teeth it is supposed to sit over. Worse, children take out a guard that is uncomfortable, and then there is no protection at all.
A professionally made guard fits precisely and does not run the risk of falling out mid-game.
- Far less chance of the guard falling out regularly
- A comfortable fit — which is what makes a child actually wear it
- Better and more efficient protection for the teeth
- Made from a more durable material that is still completely harmless
Comfort is not a luxury here. It is the difference between a guard in the mouth and a guard in the kit bag.
Harmless, and rarely more than two visits.
First appointment
We take a mould of your child’s mouth along with images, then send the measurements and the mould to a dental laboratory, which custom-makes the guard to those specifications.
Second appointment
Your child comes back once the guard is complete. We check the fit and make any adjustments needed before they take it away.
Nothing about the process is uncomfortable, which is worth saying to a nervous child in advance — it is a mould and a fitting, not treatment.
Before the season, not during it.
Because the guard is laboratory-made, there is a wait between the two appointments. Booking the mould a few weeks before the season starts means your child has it for the first game rather than the fifth.
Children’s mouths also change as they grow and as adult teeth come through, so a guard that fitted last season may not fit this one. Worth checking rather than assuming.
Looking after it
- Rinse it after every use and let it dry before it goes away
- Store it in a ventilated case, not loose in a bag
- Keep it out of hot cars and away from hot water — heat distorts the fit
- Bring it to dental appointments so we can check it still fits
- Replace it if it tears, thins, or stops sitting properly
Answered honestly.
Which sports need one?
What about the boil-and-bite kind?
My child has braces. Can they wear a guard?
Is it covered by insurance?
What if a tooth gets knocked out anyway?
Do adults need them too?
Book the mould before the season.
Two appointments, a laboratory-made guard that actually stays in, and considerably less chance of the emergency appointment that follows a lost front tooth.