Article on mouthguards

[IronFist]

Kinda cool (http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=403).

I just found part 2 (http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=405).

I have one like the first one (top and bottom 1 piece) except mine is moldable.

[CrippledAvenger]

I was under the impression that the Golden Gloves specifically asked fighters not to get the dentist mouthguards shown in the article, but recommends a more shock-absorbing design. You wear a mouthguard not only to prevent broken or lost teeth, but to keep you from getting knocked out as easily.

Then again, keep in mind that the author IS a dentist, so I don't blame him for saying what he's saying.

[IronFist]

How does a mouthguard prevent getting knocked out?

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by IronFist


How does a mouthguard prevent getting knocked out?



Your jaw gets knocked into the base of the skull. The air hole mouth guards prevent that.

[SevenStar]

My only qualms with the airhole mouth guards are:

1. they are too big, making them uncomfortable.

2. even after being boiled, they don't always mold well, and it's easy to get your lip cut from the impact of taking a shot.

[Oso]

agreed.

i'm actually using both the double and single offered at martialartsmart. they mold up well.

also, after I boiled the double I took a drill to the airhole to make it a little larger for easier breathing. much better.

but, I usually just use the single.

I had a wipps but it was a pain and I would gag on it.

seven, what do you use?

[Suntzu]

smaller "whipps" are now available....

[IronFist]

Originally posted by SevenStar
2. even after being boiled, they don't always mold well, and it's easy to get your lip cut from the impact of taking a shot.

Yup. I had a cut on my lip that looked like a cold sore for a week or so cuz of this.

And I'd always get cuts on the inside of my lips, too, from them hitting the end of the mouthguard. Like my gums would be all bloody sometimes after rolling for a bit. It was annoying. A force against my face that normally wouldn't do anything, but because I was wearing a double mouthguard it caused my inner lips to get cut open. I was like wtf?

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Suntzu
smaller "whipps" are now available....

I only roll big whips - on dubs and with spinners... OH, you mean the brainpad people!! Yeah, they have a small one called the lo pro. I definitely intend on getting one.

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Oso
agreed.

i'm actually using both the double and single offered at martialartsmart. they mold up well.

also, after I boiled the double I took a drill to the airhole to make it a little larger for easier breathing. much better.

but, I usually just use the single.

I had a wipps but it was a pain and I would gag on it.

seven, what do you use?

currently TKO.

Oh yeah, I have a third reason - I hate drinking saliva, or having to constantly pull the mouth guard out and rinse it.

[Chang Style Novice]

An uninsured friend of mine wants to see if a mouthguard is a good option to help her with her problem of grinding her teeth in her sleep. Any thoughts?

[SevenStar]

it'll help. in class, my MT coach uses a single mouthguard - it was one the army fitted him for to help with his habit of grinding his teeth in his sleep...

[Chang Style Novice]

Yeah, her problem is she can't afford a professionally made "Dental Splint" like that and is looking for cheaper options.

[IronFist]

I grind my teeth, too, sometimes when I sleep. I hate it. My teeth hurt the next day when I wake up.

My dentist said this sometimes causes dreams that your teeth are falling out. I've had dreams like that before.

Actually, in my high school psychology class, we learned that teeth falling out is one of the top 10 or top 20 most common nightmares! :eek:

[Oso]

thanks, seven.



hmmm, never had that dream.

[shaolin kungfu]

That dream's pretty freaky, especially when accompanied by the devil taunting you.