Sports/Nightguards

What is a Dental Sportsguard?

Custom, plastic dental appliance worn to protect lips, cheeks, gums, tongue, teeth, and jaw bones
Prevents trauma related injury, cushions and disperses the energy during impact
Benefits of wearing a Sportsguard include:
- Improves strength, concentration, agility, flexibility, balance, etc.
- Helps athletes by correcting misalignment in the jaw
- Allows more oxygen into the bloodstream which increases muscle endurance
- Can help to reduce incidence of and severity of concussions
- Some athletes even feel more confident and aggressive while wearing a Sportsguard
Highly recommended for contact and non-contact sports
Extremely important to wear a Sportsguard for those who have braces

Watch the DENTAL NIGHTGUARD Video Below:

This informative video explains the process for the preparation and delivery of a DENTAL NIGHTGUARD which helps to protect the teeth from griding at night.

Dental Nightguard Summary:

Custom molded, plastic or silicon dental appliance worn while a person is sleeping
Prevents Bruxism – tooth grinding and/or jaw clenching
It is estimated that 1 out of 3 people suffer from Bruxism
Benefits of wearing a Nightguard include:
- Prevents grinding which leads to tooth erosion
- Improves breathing
- Relieves neck and shoulders aches, headaches, discomfort during sleep
- Reduces stress on jaw joints and tension in jaw muscles
- Reduce chipping, fractures, excessive wear and loosening of the teeth
- Improves sleep and may reduce snoring
Possible side effects of Bruxism:
- Significant tooth loss
- Loose, broken, shifting, or drifting teeth
- Worn down, eroded teeth
- Soreness or stiffness of the neck muscles
- Facial pain around the jaw
- Recurring headaches
- Dizziness and impaired hearing or ringing
- Increased jaw bone loss
- Clicking sounds in the jaw
Possible causes of Bruxism:
- Anxiety, stress, or tension
- Suppressed anger or frustration
- Aggressive, competitive or hyperactive personality type
- Abnormal alignment of upper and lower teeth (malocclusion)
- Changes that occur during sleep cycles
- Response to pain from an earache or teething (in children)
- Growth and development of the jaws and teeth (for children)
- Complication resulting from a disorder, such as Huntington’s disease or Parkinson’s disease
- An uncommon side effect of some psychiatric medications, including certain antidepressants