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ADVERTORIAL<br />
TACKLING teeth<br />
Tips for preventing sports injuries to teeth in<br />
association with Metamorphosis Orthodontics<br />
There are numerous benefits<br />
for children in playing sport –<br />
physical fitness, positive selfesteem<br />
and teamwork to name<br />
just a few. However, at all levels<br />
of competition, there is always<br />
the risk of injury, from bumps<br />
and bruises to broken bones<br />
and dental emergencies. Injuries<br />
to the mouth can often get<br />
overlooked, however, losing a<br />
tooth or damaging the gums can<br />
be a real cause for concern.<br />
Contact sports such as<br />
football, rugby, lacrosse and<br />
hockey involving objects<br />
travelling at high speed, are<br />
particularly hazardous. If a stick,<br />
ball, or boot makes an impact<br />
at just the right (or wrong!) spot<br />
against the gum line, then there<br />
is a very high risk of mouth or<br />
tooth damage.<br />
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR<br />
CHILD IN SPORT<br />
It may seem obvious, but many<br />
accidents can be prevented or<br />
at least significantly reduced, if<br />
children are wearing the correct<br />
type of protection. Helmets are<br />
commonplace in cricket and<br />
ice hockey making it extremely<br />
difficult for any oral trauma to<br />
occur. However, it is the mouth<br />
guard that is your best (and<br />
last) overall line of defence in<br />
protecting the teeth and tongue.<br />
You can purchase the standard<br />
boil-and-bite mouth guards at<br />
any good sports shop, but, these<br />
don’t always provide sufficient<br />
cushioning. For this we would<br />
always recommend a custommade<br />
mouth guard to ensure all<br />
the right areas within the mouth<br />
are protected.<br />
Losing a tooth is an expensive<br />
ordeal costing around 20 times<br />
more than the cost of a customfitted<br />
mouth guard. So an<br />
appointment with a professional<br />
orthodontist has to be money<br />
well spent!<br />
SOLO SPORTS<br />
It is not just contact sports that<br />
pose a risk to children’s teeth,<br />
mouths and heads. It’s just<br />
as important that they are<br />
protected when practicing solo<br />
sports such as riding, bicycling,<br />
skiing and skating, so always get<br />
them to wear an appropriate<br />
helmet! A mouth guard is also<br />
a good idea, as a helmet alone<br />
won’t shield their teeth.<br />
Getting your child into the<br />
habit of regularly wearing their<br />
mouth guard is good practise<br />
and the best way of preventing<br />
future dental injury.<br />
For more advice about protecting your child’s teeth please call and<br />
make an appointment with Metamorphosis on 0200 333 1782<br />
8 schoolnotices.co.uk ★ SUMMER 17
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