Mouth Guards

I think this is national facial protection month. At least it seems that I have read that in the dental news. I have always been a big believer in mouthguards. This past Sunday afternoon, I was here in the office stabilizing teeth for a basketball player with some lose lower incisors. I don't  think he will lose those teeth, but he may need root canal treatment for them in the future. I seem to see lots of basketball injuries and am firmly convinced that I hate that game. Seriously though, basketball is far from a contact free sport. I will always do anything I can to save teeth in the event of an accident, but protect teeth as much as possible with a good mouthguard.