The Importance of Protecting Your Teeth While Playing Sports
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The Importance of Protecting Your TeethWhile Playing Sports
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An action-packed day of playing sports gets us pumped for activity, releasing tiny quantities of endorphins that create a natural high -
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But don't enter the arena of sporting combat without some protection.
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We're not taking about anything as inherently violent as boxing.
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Any active sport can get just a little out of control, that's part of the fun, but it's also the shocking moment where damage can be done.
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If it's a blow to the stomach, there's some pain and rolling on the ground, but we get our breath back and climb back into the game.
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An accidental blow to the mouth is a different matter entirely.
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Front teeth can be loosened or broken, creating a disastrous scenario that requires urgent dental care.
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Soccer, football, softball, just a casual game of softball, can and does end in accidental tumbles and collisions.
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An elbow meets a jaw, and a tooth is chipped or broken.
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Unlike some animals and cartoon characters, we can't just grow new teeth and get back in the game.
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A lost tooth is likely gone forever.
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We have to think ahead, use that big muscle between our ears and think -
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- becoming proactive to protect teeth before so that we can reduce the odds of a serious dental incident.
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Statistics already compiled by any family dentist will attest to the number of unnerving incidents where teeth suffer traumatic blunt force events due to even the gentlest sport.
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A black eye from a golf ball is a nasty and painful injury, but it will heal.
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That same unfortunate accident could shatter several front teeth.
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The solution is to talk to a family dentist, to explain the nature of the activity and hopefully dismiss any fears with this new proactive attitude.
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The dentist can sit the client down and explain the many benefits of a custom-made mouth guard.
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As the label aptly describes, the guard is carefully made from an impression made from a person's teeth -
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the shape contouring to the exact dimensions of the dental patient's own teeth to such a degree that the guard fits snugly over every tooth -
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- and is far less likely to be knocked loose than a generic mouth guard.
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Additionally, custom-made guards are also used for patients with a compulsion for grinding teeth, either while conscious or sleeping -
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but it's with sports that these little dental constructs find their best usage, shrugging off the heavy impact of an out-of-control elbow or a hard soccer ball.
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Be prepared for that painful, tooth-loosening dental incident by protecting teeth every time the game begins, recruiting a custom-fabricated tooth guard.
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Remember, there are always secondary options for fixing this issue, shielding teeth, but a custom fit guarantees the guard always stays in place.
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Consult a local family dentist, getting teeth cleaned and checked at the same time, and protect against that uncertain sporting future of flying feet and elbows.
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The custom option may be more expensive than generic stock mouth guards, but no one should ever place a price on the cost of healthy teeth.
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If you participate in contact sports, contact Chandler family dentists at Shumway Dental Care.
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Dr. Andy or Dr. Joel Shumway will be happy to make you a custom-fit mouth guard to protect your teeth.
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You'll be glad you did!
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http://www.mychandlerdentists.com
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SHUMWAY DENTAL CARE3150 S Gilbert Rd Suite 1
Chandler, AZ 85286(480) 420-7551