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Does anybody know about the availability or ANYTHING about mouthguards for those of us that have a metal mouth at the moment??
After being hit in the mouth for the first time (with braces on) today I realized that a mouthguard might not be such a bad idea. I do a lot of Mountainbiking and with Snowboarding season coming up SOON I've been trying to find some mouthguards that will fit or accommodate braces. The one I have now for boxing definitely won't fit.
Amber, I'm not at all sporty and have never had the need for a mouthguard, but a quick google of "orthodontic mouthguard" turned up several hits.
Here's one for you to try
My ortho has a big poster in the kid's waiting room promoting mouth guards for activities like skateboarding and snowboarding (I live in the mountains, everyone's a skier or snowboarder) - I snowboarded last winter without one, but the thought did cross my mind that if I were to take a digger I could do a lot of damage with this metal in my mouth! I'll ask at my next adjustment if he has any recommendations
All Metal Uppers and Lowers - brackets placed with OrthoCAD
Braces on 2/1/2007, Removed 2/13/2008, now in Essix retainers.
Try richard's Sporting Goods if you have one near by.
They had some just for brace wearers in both child and adult sizes.
Mike
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I wore braces (this time) for 1294 days or 3 years, 6 months and 17 days.
But who's counting?
Jaw Surgery June 1, 2009
Thanks for praying for me and thinking happy thoughts.
Having a five-year-old, I learned quickly that a mouthguard is a great idea.
I got whacked in the mouth by the back of an angry five-year-old head once.
Once.
That's all it took.
I saw stars; it felt like I had holes in my lips for two days.
I can't imagine *boxing* without braces, let alone with them!
Do they have mouthguards especially made for parents of small children?
T
-tommy
top arch braced 3/21/07
new wire on top 4/19
bottom arch braced 4/19
buccal tube lost on 5/4, replaced on 5/5
new bottom wire on 6/26 (I think)
top & bottom chains (round 1) installed on 7/24 (ouch)
Oh Tommy I TOTALLY know what you mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's actually one of the other "activities" I was going to use it for haha. I work (ha, and live) at my Mom's daycare... that's 12 kiddos climbing all over me... and it was actually two 4-year olds that gave me my first hit in the metal trap! What was worse is when I just kind of collapsed in the fetal position on the floor, they thought I was "playing dead" and jumped on me haha So I definitely need some plan of attack
Thanks for everyone's input! I've definitely done some more searching around... I can't seem to find anything that will fit braces that you can FORM like most of the regular ones... but a friend of mine told me his ortho offered making a mold and they send it in to make custom mouthguards??? I haven't heard of this until now... and I'll definitely be asking my ortho when I go back next... so we'll see...
I can put a bit of imput on this one...getting hit in the mouth with braces and not having a mouthguard...is HORRIBLY painful....I got hit in the mouth while playing basketball not too long after I first got my braces...and it TORE up my cheeks big time...once orthodontic treatment is through, getting a custom made one is a good idea...but with all the changes going on...that would be a waste of money...check your local sporting goods store...and I would also call your orthodontist to see if they have special instructions on how to custom fit it...there may be differences in the way you do that with braces.