Your sports equipment is not complete until you have your mouth guard fitted. With spring sports in full swing, Dr. Anthony Farrow Orthodontics recommends that his patients in Mt Airy wear mouth guards. Mouth guards will cover your teeth and prevent dental injury while you are playing your various sports. Generally, mouth guards cover only your upper teeth only, but in some instances (such as if you wear braces or another fixed dental appliance on your lower jaw), Dr. Anthony Farrow will make a mouth guard for the lower teeth as well. Dr. Anthony Farrow Orthodontics is happy to advise its patients in Mt Airy if both an upper and lower mouth guard is advisable.
There are different mouth guards available. The three types are stock mouth guards, boil and bite mouth guards and custom-fitted mouth guards. Dr. Anthony Farrow Orthodontics is always available to help his patients find the right guard for your needs. The most common mouth guard is the “boil and bite.” These mouth guards are available at many sporting goods stores in Mt Airy area and provide a good protection if fitted properly. This type of mouth protector is made from thermoplastic material which is placed in hot water to soften it and then placed in the mouth and shaped around the teeth using finger and tongue pressure.
If you need a custom-fitted mouth guard, the team at Dr. Anthony Farrow Orthodontics is available to assist you. Dr. Farrow will make an impression of your teeth and then a mouth guard is molded over the model using a special material. Because the material is more costly, the custom-made mouth guard is more expensive than the other types, but it does provides the most comfort and protection.
Anthony Farrow Orthodontics also tells patients who grind their teeth that a mouth guard would be helpful to protect their teeth. This type of mouth guard is called a nocturnal bite plate or bite splint. So if you grind your teeth, let Dr. Farrow fit you with a mouth guard.
Before the games begin make sure to check in with Anthony Farrow Orthodontics in Mt Airy. Keep those beautiful teeth safe!!