Bruxism is the medical terminology for someone who clenches or grinds their teeth, this often happens unknowingly to the person while they sleep.
If you know you suffer from bruxism then you definitely need to purchase and use a mouth guard for grinding.
In most cases, bruxism doesn’t cause any serious complications or cause any problems. But severe bruxism may lead to:
- Damage to your teeth (including restorations and crowns) or jaw
- Tension-type headaches
- Facial pain
- Temporomandibular disorders — which occur in the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), located just in front of your ears and felt when opening and closing your mouth
Suggestions When Purchasing A Mouth Guard for Grinding
Make sure that your mouth guard for grinding is comfortable and fits well. Your mouth night guard should protect both your bottom and top teeth and extend all the way to the back of the mouth.
Look for a thinner mouth guard, as thicker ones are for high impact sports like hockey, football and boxing but typically any teeth guards will do.
No one will deny that football is a high impact sport. And aside from the protective gear that you wear on your body, a football mouthpiece is absolutely essential to your protection and safety. A good football mouthpiece will prevent concussions and prevent dental injury.
When purchasing a football mouth guard make sure that the football mouthguard fits well and is comfortable. It should protect your top teeth as well as your bottom teeth, so you may want to look into purchasing a double mouthguard – one that protects your top and bottom teeth.
Because football is also a relatively high impact sport, look for a football mouth guard that is about 4mm in thickness. Higher impact sports such as boxing will require thicker mouthguards and lower impact sports such as tennis will require thinner mouthguards.
Football Mouth Guard We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Power Ultra Adult Mouthguard is your best bet for a football mouthpiece. Here are some more features of this football mouthpiece:
- The semi-rigid inner Shock Transfer Core is covered by a soft moldable outer layer for easy and precise molding for a super tight fit.
- Lateral jaw stabilizers on this mouth guard protect the lower jaw from side impacts.
- Aerofil-shaped rear pads help protect the jaw, jaw joints and brain, lessening the chance of concussions.
- Shock Transfer Core directs impact shock away from front teeth to stronger triple rooted rear molars.
- Compact, tight fitting design allows for unrestricted breathing and speaking.
- M.O.R.A. performance enhancement may increase strength and athletic performance in a wide range of sports. Includes protective storage case.
- $12,500 dental warranty.
- Quick release helmet tether.
We also recommend the Shock Doctor
Lip Guard mouthpiece if you want more comprehensive protection while playing and training for football.
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A lip guard is a piece of material that protects your lips that is connected to a mouthpiece to provide additional protection to athletes while they are training or playing.
Here is a list of things to look for in a lip guard or mouthpiece.
Make sure to always purchase a lip guard with your mouthguard. If you buy them separately they may not fit well together.
The Shock Doctor adult Gel Max mouthguard with lip guard features a heavy-duty rubber Exoskeletal Shock frame and Gel-Fit liner for maximum protection, fit and comfort. It has an easy-to-fit, triple-layer design and a breathing channel which allows easy breathing while the mouthguard is clenched.
The Shock Doctor Gel Max mouthguard is made of EVA, Krayton, Mid-density polyethelene/polypropylene, Polyurethane.
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Bruxism is a medical term for when a person clenches their teeth or grinds their teeth. This often happens at night when the person is asleep and can occur in both children and adults. If you have sleep bruxism, you may be unaware of it until complications develop.
Bruxism can be mild and may not even require treatment. However, if it occurs frequently enough and is severe enough it can lead to jaw disorders, tension-type headaches, facial pain, damaged teeth and other health problems including temporomandibular disorders — which occur in the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), located just in front of your ears and felt when opening and closing your mouth.
Getting A Mouth Guard For Bruxism
If you or your child has bruxism, you can purchase a mouth guard to prevent damage to the teeth.
Make sure that the mouth guard you purchase for bruxism is comfortable and as thin as possible. Thick mouth guards are for high impact sports such as boxing.
The mouth guard should also cover the back teeth and give you good coverage for your top teeth and bottom teeth.
Shock Doctor mouth guards patented designs help protect the TM joint from dislocation and related injuries, there for a bruxism mouth guard is necessary to protect your dental health.
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Click here to learn more about the Shock Doctor Double Braces Mouthguard
If you participate in sports and you have braces, then you get must get a braces mouthguard to protect your braces.
Even though you may play a sport that you think doesn’t require a braces mouth guard, consider the fact that mouthguards are even recommended for “low contact” sports like basketball, baseball and lacrosse.
Braces are an expensive investment; they can range anywhere from $5000 to $10 000 depending on what type of work you need done and who your orthodontist is.
The last thing you want are your braces to get damaged.
Another thing to consider is that a mouth guard for your braces will prevent the soft tissue in your mouth from being cut upon impact.
The Braces Mouth Guard We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Braces Mouthguard is made of 100% medical-grade silicone for both comfort and durability.
This braces mouth guard has been designed to fit securely over braces and protect the mouth from lacerations.
The Shock Doctor Double Braces Mouthguard Testimonials
This is perfect for an adult with braces. I love it. It is very comfortable. Its the Perfect mouth guard for braces.
Soft, comfortable. Shapes well to the mouth. works well with braces and retainers. My adult son’s been away for two years and asked me to find this mouthguard for him. It’s his favorite.
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Click here to learn more about the Shock Doctor Power Gel DNA Adult Convertible Sports Mouth Guard
Sports mouth guards are often overlooked, however a sports mouthpiece is extremely important as they can prevent concussions and prevent dental injury. You play any type of sports you should look into purchasing and using a sports mouth guard.
The following are a list of sports for where sports mouth guards should be used:
- Basketball
- Football
- Autosports
- Motorsports
- Hockey
- Snowboarding
- Mixed martial arts including boxing
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
This list is of course by no means comprehensive. If you feel although you should wear a sports mouth guard while training or competing in a certain sport, then by all means do so. High impact sports such as boxing require the athlete to wear a sports mouth guard even when sparring.
How To Chose A Sports Mouth Guard
When choosing a sports mouthguard make sure that the mouth guard is comfortable in your mouth. The mouthguard should extend all the way to the back of your teeth and protect the top and bottom of your teeth.
Depending on which type of sport you are playing, you may choose a thinner or a thicker mouthguard. For high impact sports such as boxing, a thick mouthguard (4mm+) should be used. Football players should look for a sports mouth guard that is about 4mm in thickness. And athletes who participate in sports that do not involve a high amount of physical contact can get good protection from a mouth guard that is about 2mm or so in thickness.
Sports Mouth Guards We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Power Gel DNA Adult Convertible Mouthguard is a great sports mouth guard for any sport. It features:
- Tough protective outside, soft comfortable inside.
- Dual density semi-rigid exoskeletal frame, rear molar cushions and solid outer shell with wall extensions help reduce jaw injuries caused by front and side impacts.
- Soft gel fit material molds to teeth for a tight comfortable fit.
- Convertible quick release tether allows mouth guard to be strapped or strapless.
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Click here to learn more about the Shock Doctor Strapless STC Double Mouthguard
A double mouth guard is a mouthguard that protect the upper and lower jaw joint.
The characteristics of a person’s upper and lower jaws are quite different. The lower jaw is capable of a wide range of motion, which means that when a blow lands on the jaw or teeth some of the force of the blow will be buffered by the jaw’s reactive motion.
In contrast the upper jaw is fixed in position meaning that a greater portion of the force of the blow will be directly absorbed by the teeth and jaw bone. This difference, is one of the reasons why a person’s center two upper teeth are the most likely teeth to be damaged by an accident.
In some instances a double mouthguard can be relatively more uncomfortable to wear and therefore an athlete may not use it as consistently as a single mouth guard.
Double mouthguards are recommended for those who have braces and therefore require both lip and cheek protection from their brackets and wires.
When choosing a double mouthguard makes sure that all the back teeth are covered. Some studies have suggested that mouthguards that fail to cover over a significant number of the posterior teeth can place the athlete’s lower jaw at greater risk of fracture.
Double Mouth Guards We Recommend
If you are looking for a double mouthguard, look no further than Shock Doctor Double STC Strapless Mouthguard.
Shock Doctor double mouthguards position the lower jaw down and forward and the tongue up onto the roof of the mouth, to help both increase strength and athletic performance.
The upper and lower design with air cushioned shock pads protects upper and lower teeth and stabilizes the jaw from side impact.
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Click here to learn more about the Shock Doctor MMA Mouthguard we recommend
If you participate in mixed martial arts then you absolutely need to purchase a MMA mouthpiece. A proper MMA Mouthguard will help prevent concussions and protect your teeth and dental work, including veneers, braces.
Although you may not think so, mixed martial arts are a high contact sport much like boxing, hockey and football.
When a hit or blow is delivered to the mouth, the force of the impact is absorbed by the teeth. This forceful impact can easily cause tooth fractures, cause tooth dislodgement, or damage existing dental work.
If you practice mixed martial arts and have never considered using or getting a mouth guard, now is the time to start.
Tips for Buying an MMA Mouth Guard
Make sure the mouth guard fits well and is soft, yet rigid.
Your back teeth as well as your front teeth should be well covered. Make sure your mouth guard is comfortable.
If it doesn’t fit well, look for another mouth guard.
MMA Mouthguards We Recommend
Shock Doctor Pro and Shock Doctor Strapless Double Mouthguard are both great mma mouthpieces that we recommend.
Shock Doctor double mouthguards position the lower jaw down and forward and the tongue up onto the roof of the mouth, to help both increase strength and athletic performance. The upper and lower design with air cushioned shock pads protects upper and lower teeth and stabilizes the jaw from side impact.
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Hockey is a high contact sport and hockey mouth guards are absolutely mandatory at at several different levels in hockey as it is believed to prevent concussions.
In 2002, Dr. Brian Benson published a study on the risk factors for concussion among 642 male hockey players wearing either full face shields or half face shields (visors). He and his colleagues found that the use of a full face shield significantly reduced the playing time lost because of concussion as compared with the use of a half face shield—suggesting that the severity of concussion may be reduced. The study also seemed to suggest that hockey mouth guard use reduced concussion severity.
Aside from prevention concussions, a hockey mouth guard can also help provide is protection against damage to teeth and dental work such as dental crowns, bridges, porcelain veneers, and dental implants. When a blow is delivered to the mouth the force of the impact is absorbed by the structures the blow lands upon. In the case of hard oral tissues such as teeth, a forceful impact can easily cause tooth fractures, cause tooth dislodgement, or damage existing dental work.
So make sure you have a good quality hockey mouth guard before you play your next game.
Things To Look For In A Hockey Mouth Guard
Always make sure that your hockey mouthguard fits properly and is comfortable in your mouth. The plastic should be soft but firm and not hurt your mouth tissues.
Also make sure that the hockey mouthpiece you choose protects your back teeth as well as your front teeth.
Hockey Mouth Guards We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Double STC Adult Strapless Mouthguard is the perfect hockey mouth guard. It features the following features:
- Double mouth guard with semi-rigid inner shock transfer core covered by a soft moldable outer layer allows for easy and precise molding.
- M.O.R.A. performance enhancement may increase strength and athletic performance.
- Aerofil shaped rear pads help protect the jaw, jaw joints.
- Stabilizes the lower jaw for side impacts.
- Central breathing vents.
- $12,500 dental warranty.
Most people don’t think twice about wearing a mouthguard when playing basketball, they dismiss mouthguards as only for “higher contact” sports like hockey and football.
However, you may be surprised to learn that one study showed that at least at the student level the incidence of mouth injury was actually higher for basketball and soccer athletes than for football and hockey players.
Basketball players were found to be twice as likely to sustain a mouth injury in comparison to football players.
Therefore you should definitely look into purchasing and using a basketball mouthguard before your next game if you want to protect yourself.
Tips When Choosing A Basketball Mouthguard
Make sure the basketball mouthpiece fits into your mouth well.
The plastic should also be relatively spongy, but still stiff to help absorb a portion of the force by any contact. The stiffness of a sports mouthpiece will allow it to help distribute a delivered blow over a larger surface area, thus buffering the amount of direct force any one tooth or mouth area is subjected to.
If your basketball mouthguard is too rigid, it may irritate your gums and the soft tissues of the mouth when you wear it.
As basketball is a low contact sport, you can choose a thinner mouth guard for protection. Higher contact sports such as boxing, require thicker mouth guards.
Basketball Mouthguards We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Double STC Adult Strapless Mouthguard is the perfect hockey mouth guard. It features the following features:
- Double mouth guard with semi-rigid inner shock transfer core covered by a soft moldable outer layer allows for easy and precise molding.
- M.O.R.A. performance enhancement may increase strength and athletic performance.
- Aerofil shaped rear pads help protect the jaw, jaw joints.
- Stabilizes the lower jaw for side impacts.
- Central breathing vents.
- $12,500 dental warranty.
If you are a boxer you must use a boxing mouth guard every time you go into either a sparring session or you are actually fighting.
A boxing mouth guard helps to protect your teeth and concussions from occurring during fights. You always want to have your mouth closed and protect your chin while you are boxing. If your chin is open and you get hit, it’s easier for you to go into the knock down position where somebody can knock you down easier.
So again, get a good boxing mouth guard and always keep your mouth closed no matter what you are doing, even if you are doing sparring drills, or sparring sessions and especially when you go into a fight wear a boxing mouth guard, unless you want to lose your teeth.
Considerations When Purchasing A Boxing Mouth Guard
Always make sure that your boxing mouth guard is comfortable and stays in place. Your mouth guard shouldn’t be bulky, irritates your teeth or the soft tissues of your mouth.
You can also adjust your mouth guard by trimming off some of the plastic on the mouth guard. However, please keep in mind that any portion of a mouthguard that is trimmed away may compromise the level of protection that the guard provides.
Boxers and athletes are sometimes hesitant to wear their mouth guards because they have trouble speaking or breathing when they wear them. These problems however commonly arise from ill fitting mouth guards, so always make sure that your mouthguard is nice and snug.
Also as boxing is a high contact sport, make sure you buy a nice and thick boxing mouthpiece. 4mm+
Boxing Mouth Guard We Recommend
The Shock Doctor Double STC Adult Strapless Mouthguard is the perfect boxing mouth guard. It features the following features:
- Double mouth guard with semi-rigid inner shock transfer core covered by a soft moldable outer layer allows for easy and precise molding.
- M.O.R.A. performance enhancement may increase strength and athletic performance.
- Aerofil shaped rear pads help protect the jaw, jaw joints.
- Stabilizes the lower jaw for side impacts.
- Central breathing vents.
- $12,500 dental warranty.
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ock Doctor offers a wide range of strapless mouthguards for adults and children. Including the extremely popular Shock Doctor Adult Gel Max Strapless Mouthguard that comes in a wide variety of colors pictured below.
- EVA, Krayton, Mid-density polyethylene/polypropylene
- 11 Colors to choose from
- Exoskeletal Shock Frame with integrated jaw pads provide maximum impact protection for the teeth, jaw, and brain
Shock Doctor Strapless Mouth Guard Testimonials
This is definitely the best mouthguard I’ve ever used. I’ve tried a few cheap ones that didn’t mold properly, but I had no such problems with the Shock Doctor. The gel was very malleable after the boiling, and it conformed perfectly to my teeth. After cooling, it held its shape perfectly and was squishy enough that it held onto my teeth when I spoke. It has a great deal of cushion to it and it had no problem surviving tough training.
I had to buy a mouthguard for my jiu jitsu classes, and so I chose these. I’ll be honest, I chose them because they came in pink! I’ve never used a mouthguard before now, but I found these real easy to use. The instructions were clear and it took me a whole 5 minutes to mold them to my mouth. My jaw size is on the small/average size, so anyone with an extra large jaw might have an issue.
I kept these in throughout my class and never had a problem breathing or swallowing. I didn’t end up looking like a rabid dog either 
The different colors choices are really nice, and the price is good too.
My daughter uses this for protection in martial arts and she says it is more comfortable than the cheaper $2 mouthpieces. Seems to be made of quality stuff and would buy again.
The Shock Doctor Mouthguard case is a protective case that fits any sized mouthguard, with and without straps.
Heavy-duty, ventilated case with athletic bag attachment system provides secure, clean storage for your mouthguard.
- CARABINER CLIP attaches easily to your athletic bag
- VENTILATED CASE promotes fast drying
- ANTI-BACTERIAL TREATMENT provides clean storage of your mouthguard
- SECURE CLOSURE
- DRIP SLOT FOR YUCK
Shock Doctor Mouthguard Case Testimonials
Stays closed in my bag, well ventilated, fits my mouth guard well. I can see how it might come open too easily, but it hasn’t been an issue for me. Only thing is that another guy at the gym has exactly the same case and mouth guard, so I had to put a sticker on my case so we could tell them apart more easily. – Paul Konasewich (San Mateo, California)
Love the fact you can attach this case to your gym bag strap, this is the main reason I bought it. I had a regular case but it was always a pain to be feeling around my gym bag trough all my MMA/BJJ gear to find my mouthguard.
I like the fact it has a vent so it gives the mouthguard a chance to dry after you store it. – Louis (Florida, USA)
I train in Mixed Martial arts and this case hooks to my training bag so I always have my mouth piece. – K Hamby
If you are looking for a mouthguard for braces that’s suitable for both adults and young adults, look no further than the Shock Doctor Braces Mouthguard.
This extremely durable braces mouthguard fits securely over braces and comfortably protects the mouth from lacerations.
With a high percentage of young athletes wearing braces, the Shock Doctor Braces Mouthguard is a welcome innovation to parents and kids everywhere.
This is braces mouthguard satisfies the National Federation of State High School Association (NFHS) requirements and is constructed of 100% medical-grade silicone for ultimate comfort.
Shock Doctor’s “insta-fit” design and technology allows you to wear the mouthguard right away without boiling or custom fitting.
The Shock Doctor Braces Mouth Guard can also be used by adults with braces. Choose from an adult model or youth model in the colors blue or pink!
Shock Doctor Braces Mouthguard Testimonials
“This is perfect for an adult with braces. I love it. It is very comfortable.”
“Soft, comfortable. Shapes well to the mouth. works well with braces and retainers. My adult son’s been away for two years and asked me to find this mouth guard for him. It’s his favorite.”
“Its durable and comfortable what more could you ask for!!!!!!”
It’s worth the money. I had it for lacrosse and it was very good. My only concern was that I was able to chew it apart within a year. But I got good use out of it and would definitely recommend it to a friend!
If you are looking for a mouthguard to use when playing professional sports, then look no further than the Shock Doctor Pro Mouth Guard.
The benefits of the Shock Doctor Pro Mouth Guard include:
- MULTI-LAYER CONSTRUCTION with an internal shock-absorbing frame offers protection and fit that outperforms conventional mouth guards
- SHOCK ABSORBING JAW PADS help protect against concussions and create a channel for improved breathing
- SHOCK ABSORBING BUMPER deflects impact away from front teeth
Shock Doctor Pro Mouthguard can be used by people with braces.
The Shock Doctor Pro Mouthguard also comes with a quick-release helmet tether (strap model).
Shock Doctor Pro Mouth Guard Testimonials
My dentist is going to extract 5 of my teeth this coming Friday. I don’t look forward to that at all, but he has to. I broke off my front tooth at the base. My other front teeth are loose, so he wants to pull all of my front teeth and give me a removable bridge. He noticed that I’ve broken 3 crowns in my mouth because of my grinding.
Well, rather than pay the 5 hundred bucks for a molded mouthpiece made by the dentist, I ordered this. It works fine.
I also have sleep apnea, so I’m a mess at night. But, it’s easy to shape with the boiling water, and it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the 5 bills.
My teeth are going to cost me a fortune on top of that, Get it, I have no complaints, other than misplacing it every day.
I use this mouth guard for when I train krav maga. It fits well and is not uncomfortable.
I use to wear the double mouth guard but found that it was hard to talk and breath with it on. This is a great mouth piece.
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