It is important for kids who play sports to start wearing mouthguards from a young age so it becomes a routine and habit, this instills that the mouthguard isn’t optional but regarded as an essential piece of equipment whilst playing sports that have the potential for contact to the head.
From our experiences with a variety of sports in and around Geelong over the years, the three sports that have the poorest record for tooth loss, chipped teeth and broken jaws, that benefit the most from custom fitted mouthguards are AFL, Basketball and Hockey.