When kids and teens play full contact sports or martial arts, this could leave them vulnerable to the risk of chipped, cracked, or even knocked-out teeth. But we can help lower their risk of a dental emergency situation! In today’s blog, your Londonderry, NH, dentist talks about our custom sports mouthguards.
The Benefits of a Custom Mouthguard
While you can easily purchase boil-and-bite mouthguards from a sporting goods store, these don’t offer the same layer of protection as a custom one. Our team will take detailed digital images and measurements of your child’s smile, or yours if you play sports too, and use the images and information to design and craft a custom option, one made specifically for your smile. These fit better and offer a better layer of protection against cracks, chips, or even knocked-out teeth.
What Happens When a Tooth is Injured?
Our team also offers emergency dental care, in which we can repair issues like fractured, broken, or knocked-out teeth and prevent the loss of your tooth or the risk of decay and infection in injured ones down the road. When you or your child sustains an injury, rinse with warm water and use cloth or a bit of gauze to control any bleeding. A cold compress or ice pack to the side of the face can help stem facial swelling too. You can take an over-the-counter pain reliever as well. If a tooth is chipped, see if you can recover any pieces and bring them with you. If a tooth is knocked out completely, pick it up only by the crown, not the root, and place it in a glass of salt water or milk. Bring it with you to the office! You can contact us right away and will arrange a time to see you quickly.
Repairing Little Smiles
We can offer repair or smiles of all ages. For many, minor chips can be addressed in one visit with composite resin, the same tooth-colored and durable materials we use in our fillings. If the damage is more severe, then we could create and secure a custom crown, which covers the entire visible portion of a tooth. We can make these with strong and lifelike materials too. Our team can also restore a knocked-out tooth to its proper position as well. If you have any questions about our custom athletic mouthguards, or about how we tackle dental emergency situations, then please reach out to our team today.
Schedule Your Child’s Next Consultation Today!
We want to make sure your kids are safe when they play full contact sports or martial arts! Give us a call at My Dentist in Londonderry, NH at (603)965-3407 today. We’re ready to help you and your children enjoy your best and strongest smiles.
