SPORTS MOUTHGUARDS
ORTHODONTICS
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Myobrace
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Healthy Start
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Expanders
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Sleep Appliances
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Clenching & Grinding
Sports Mouthguards
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Limited Ortho​
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Clear Aligners
Benefits of the PlaySafe® Sports Mouthguard
According to the American Dental Association, more than 200,000 oral injuries are prevented annually in this county by sports mouthguards. While this is an impressive preventative figure, it is estimated by the National Youth Sports Foundation that more than 5 million teeth will be knocked out in sporting activities this year. These oral traumas will happen to children, high school and collegiate athletes. In fact, dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports.
The benefits of sports mouthguard protection has been well documented. In 1995, Dr. Raymond Flander’s study on the high incidence of oral injuries showed that in football, where mouthguards are mandatory, only .07 percent of all injuries involved teeth and the oral cavity. Conversely, in basketball, where mouthguards are not required, 34 percent of all injuries to players involved teeth and /or the oral cavity. Obviously, dental injuries could be significantly reduced if children, teenagers and adults who partake in soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, rollerblading, skateboarding, martial arts, boxing, hockey, kickboxing and mountain biking wore custom made mouthguards.
"A 2018 STUDY FOUND THAT MOUTHGUARD USERS WERE BETWEEN 82% AND 93% LESS LIKELY TO SUFFER DENTOFACIAL INJURIES."
Different Layers of Protection
Custom Color Options
JUNIOR: One layer of EVA material (3 mm) with added incisal and occlusal protection. Designed specifically for children with mixed dentition.
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LIGHT: Two layers of laminated EVA (3 mm) material. Designed for wrestling, volleyball, mountain biking and motocross.
LIGHT PRO: Three layers of laminated EVA (3.5 mm) material (one hardened layer). Specially designed to provide maximum comfort and protection for all sports.
MEDIUM: Two layers of laminated EVA (5 mm) material. Specially fabricated for soccer, rugby, baseball, softball, rollerblading, skateboarding, and junior hockey.
HEAVY: Two layers of laminated EVA (5 mm) material with Three unique power dispersion bands. Specially designed for baseball, football, racquetball, martial arts and boxing.
HEAVY PRO: Three layer of laminated EVA (5 mm) material (one hardened layer). Custom fabricated for ice, field and street hockey, kickboxing and other heavy contact sports where blows from pointed objects are expected
Dentist Fabricated Mouthguard vs. Boil and Bite Mouthguards
Comparing dentist-fabricated, custom-made sports mouthguards with stock or boil-and-bite mouthguards reveals significant differences. Boil-and-bite mouthguards do not fit as accurately as custom made types, so they often are uncomfortable and frequently interfere with the athlete’s ability to breathe and speak. At the First International Symposium on Dental Biomaterials in August of 1993, J. Park, Ph.D. reported that boil-and-bite mouthguards provide a false sense of protection due to the dramatic decrease in thickness when bitten into place in a softened state. Dr. Park further stated that unless dramatic improvements are made, boil-and-bite mouthguards should not be promoted by dentists.
A Blast from the Past Video About Playsafe Mouthguards!
This may an older video, but the design of the Playsafe Mouthguard has been so successful that they have only made minor adjustments since this video was made. The only changes made since the inception of the video are the addition of two more levels of protection and a bunch of new colors. It is an informative video with lots of information and some really top notch acting!
The ORB Sport Combines Protection with Fitness Tracking
Ordinary fitness trackers can't be worn in contact and combat sports. This leaves patients unable to monitor fundamental performance-and-wellness indicators when it matters most.
The ORB Sport Smart Mouthguard is the oral appliance that tracks physiology and biomechanics, providing patients with meaningful data in their quest to monitor wellness and achieve peak performance.
​​Custom fit for maximum comfort and protection, the ORB Sport mouthguard tracks more than 20 key metrics, including session data, heart rate, step counts, estimated distances, calories burned, movement intensity — even region and force of impacts.
Patients can wirelessly connect their smartphone via Bluetooth® to visualize metrics in the ORB Sport mobile app, or stream heart rate data via other fitness apps and trackers.
Each ORB Sport mouthguard comes with its own, custom-molded carrying case with built-in wireless charging.
Whether your patients are looking to gain a competitive edge or simply want to more closely gauge their fitness, order an ORB Sport Smart Mouthguard to help them reach and maintain their maximum performance potential.
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Metrics You Can Track Live:
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Live Heart Rate
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Active Calories
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Step Count
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Approximate Distance
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Movement Intensity
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Impact Region
