Are you is your son or daughter mad about sports? If so, did you know that regular sports players and athletes are 60 times more likely to suffer from broken and damaged teeth? This is because accidental impacts even in non-impact sports such as football and athletics can cause serious and often permanent injury to people’s mouths. The good news, however, is that it is possible to keep teeth better protected on the sports field.
If you were a boxer, kickboxer, or any other kind of combat sports participant, you would think of it as silly not to wear a mouthguard. However, even in football and on the squash court, facial and mouth injuries can occur which can lead to irreversible damage and loss of teeth. This is why anyone serious about their safety when participating in a variety of sports, should always consider using a custom fabricated sports mouthguard.
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A: At Sloan Dental, we take accidents and injuries to teeth seriously, especially when it comes to our younger patients. Thankfully, if you would like to better protect your teeth during your next big game, all you need to do is make an appointment today in order to have a mould taken of your teeth themselves.
Once a mould is taken, we will fabricate a custom mouthguard which fits perfectly against your teeth and helps result in a 60% less chance of you suffering any kind of dental injury on the sports field. This being the case or if you would like to discuss the benefits in more detail, make sure to reach out to us today for more information.
Due to the current backlog throughout NHS dentistry in Scotland, and to prioritise our current patients we are currently unable to register new NHS patients at any of our three locations.
This does not affect our Invisalign and Facial Aesthetic clinics at all locations - consultations for these are still available to all.
New Private patients can still register at our Glasgow City Centre (Merchant City) location by calling 0141 552 3428
We look forward to opening our NHS registration in the very near future