Children Need Mouth Guards For Sports

Kids who play all kinds of sports need to wear mouth guards to protect their teeth according to the American Association of Endodontists.

Mouth guards prevent an estimated 20,000 oral injuries in the U.S. each year, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Most assume that collision sports such as football and ice hockey pose the highest risks for student dental trauma, but data from the Journal of Pediatric Care show that soccer players have the greatest risk of orofacial injuries, at three times the rate of football players, while basketball players have double the risk of football and ice hockey players.