Custom Mouth / Sports Guards

Whether you're a child, teen, or adult, if you're involved in contact sports, your teeth are always at risk. Every year, countless dental injuries are avoided simply by wearing a mouthguard. It's a small step that makes a big difference.

A custom-fit sports mouthguard is a specially crafted plastic guard that fits snugly over the upper teeth. It acts as a cushion, absorbing impact and reducing the risk of injury to your teeth, jaw, lips, and tongue. A blow to the face during sport can lead to fractures, tooth loss, or even long-term dental complications — but with the right protection, your smile stays safe.

Why Custom-fit guards?
While over-the-counter mouthguards are widely available in sports stores, they often fall short in terms of fit, comfort, and protection. These generic options typically lack the stability and support needed during active play. Only a dentist can provide a professionally made sports mouthguard that is fully customised to your teeth. A precise, custom fit ensures the mouthguard stays securely in place, allowing for easy, natural breathing and speaking. Unlike stock mouthguards, a custom device offers optimal retention and significantly reduces the risk of it shifting or falling out during activity.

Benefits:
Certain sports significantly increase the risk of dental trauma, particularly:

Contact sports such as rugby, boxing, and various forms of martial arts.

Ball or stick sports like cricket, softball, baseball, and hockey, where accidental impacts from equipment or fast-moving balls are common.

In all these activities, it is essential to wear a sports mouthguard — not only during competitive play but also during training and practice sessions. Failing to do so exposes athletes to serious oral injuries, including fractured or broken teeth, tooth avulsion (where the tooth is completely dislodged, including the root), and even jaw fractures. A custom-fitted mouthguard offers crucial protection, significantly reducing these risks and helping to preserve both oral health and your smile.

Procedure for making custom mouthguards:
You only have to book an appointment with your oral hygienist for her to take an impression of your teeth. They will let you know a couple of days later when your custom-made sports guard will be ready to collect.
Remember that when making sports guards for children, they will need a new one for each new sports season as children lose baby teeth, gain adult teeth and widen and expand their jaws at a very rapid rate. This means that last season's guard would need to be replaced if it no longer fits.