Are there any activities not recommended with braces?

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#1 Post by **EdgeofFreedom** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:16 pm

Just wondering if there's anything you just can't do with braces on.... I play soccer and I want to take show jumping up again this summer and I was wondering if that puts my braces at risk.... Maybe I would have to wear a mouthguard?

#2 Post by **kirst1583** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:59 am

Yeah I think you are fine with most things.
You obviously can't get a properly fitted mouthguard with braces though, because each time your teeth move it will no longer fit.
I play softball and was given a loose fitting mouthguard which was so uncomfortable I never bothered with it. The main issue you have is your lips ending up cut, because your braces will keep your teeth in.

#3 Post by **momof2grlz** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:13 pm

When I was a teenager (back in the dark ages), a boy in my class had to wear headgear to school every day. One day he got hit square in the face with a basketball.

It wasn't a pretty sight. I can't think of anything I wouldn't try with braces - if I had a good mouth guard.

Chris