Why Your Child Needs a Youth Football Mouth Guard
The Game On Advantage
Author: Dr. Monroe Elkin, BS PHARM., DMD
Football is an exciting sport and if your child has made the team, you are probably proud of them and looking forward to attending their games. However, you may also be a little bit worried because football is such a high-contact sport. That’s why you’ve probably shelled out a great deal already on protective gear like helmets, pads, cleats, and more.
However, one of the most important pieces of protective gear is a youth mouth guard for football. If you’re concerned about your player’s teeth, dental work, and jaw, you’ll want to make sure they wear their mouth guard. Fortunately, all organized football programs require mouth guards for their players. But in the end, it’s up to you as the parent to make sure that your child is wearing a mouth guard every time they play or practice football. The Game On youth football mouth guard is the best mouth guard on the market.
What kinds of injuries can a youth football mouth guard protect against?
There are many types of dental or orofacial injuries that a mouth guard for football can protect against. One of the most obvious potential injuries is a lost tooth. This is extremely painful, whether it’s a baby tooth or a permanent tooth, and can also be expensive to fix if it’s a permanent tooth. In addition to a lost tooth, a hard hit to the face can cause teeth to jam up into the gums, another painful and expensive injury.
If your football player wears braces, a hit to the face can cause serious damage to their orthodontic gear. Additionally, the metal wires and brackets can tear up the soft tissue inside your youth’s mouth, causing a great deal of pain and a bloody mess.
Which youth football mouth guard can best protect my athlete?
Fortunately, Game On makes the first mouth guard on the market that’s American Dental Association-accepted. When your athlete first receives their Game On mouth guard, they will mold them to their teeth using a microwave rather than a messy boil-and-bite process. This only takes about 2 minutes, so even the busiest football player can do it on the go.
Unlike other football mouth guards, Game On is designed to be as effective for people with braces as it is for people without them. Each mouth guard comes with special instructions for players with braces to mold them to their bite. Plus, the Game On youth football mouth guard can be remolded as many times as needed.
The Game On football mouth guard is made of our patented Vistamaxx material, which is thin enough to be comfortable while wearing. Athletes can breathe easily, talk clearly, and rehydrate with the guard in their mouths. It comes both with and without a strap to fit your player’s preferences.
You can order your youth athlete a Game On mouth guard in one of 14 colors, from black or pink to yellow or green. This way, they can have a mouth guard in their favorite color or their team color. If you’re a team manager, you can order matching youth football mouth guards for the entire team. You can even have them printed with each player’s number or the team name if you want.