ADA provides a range of sports and mouth guards as well as other retainers.
Mouth guards, which are now mandatory for GAA players, can be bought over the counter but these are not recommended by dentists or us at ADA dental laboratory due to their insufficient protection. Proper sports guards are custom made to the dental impression taken from the player and guarantee a secure fit.
Some eight to ten per cent of the world’s population grind their teeth at night and should wear a bite guard while they sleep. A bite guard will even out the pressure across your jaw and create a physical barrier between your upper and lower teeth to protect them from further damage and abrasion